- Supervisors
- Handbook for Educators, Supervisors and Managers
- Training Programme Management and Quality Monitoring
- Your Training Responsibilities
- Staff Development, Supervision and Appraisal
- Education, Skills and Competence Frameworks
- Equivalence Routes and Support
- Leadership and Trainer resources
- Equity in Healthcare Science Training
Our purpose in undertaking quality monitoring is to provide assurance that training is secure and safe – and that it will produce the right calibre of Healthcare Scientist. Our approach has been to widen our oversight across HCS groups in training, supporting the principles of good-practice and helping to cement the identity of the scientific workforce. More information about our quality monitoring role is available on the Quality Assurance page.
Our trainee HCS workforce is vital to securing future services, and it is crucial they are well-trained and well-supported. The trainee experience has a profound influence on workforce supply and potentially the experience of subsequent "next generation" trainees. Supervisors and trainers are central to trainee experience and preparedness.
Oversight of trainees, trainers and training centres is an important role for NES Healthcare Science. Assuring training is a matter of good practice and important in monitoring the return on NES funds. Holders of our national training numbers agree to our assurance regime, both as a partnership with us and, in some cases, as an obligation traceable to the statutory regulator.
The quality assurance elements below form part of our role in assuring high-quality training programmes across Scotland, which is essential to maintain standards of training across all disciplines to ensure patient safety.
These procedures consist of:
Last updated: August 21, 2025