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Frequently Asked Questions

Senior Leadership Gateway (SLG) App

  • The Senior Leadership Gateway App (SLG App) is an App which contains development tools for senior leaders in Health and Social Care in NHS Scotland. These tools can be used for senior leadership development and succession planning.

  • Current chief executives, aspiring chief executives, those in director level roles, chief officers, chief operating officers and those aspiring to director level roles.

  • Access to the SLG app and tools is by invitation only and you must have an active SLG account to login. If you require access, please contact us.

Senior Leadership Succession Planning

  • Succession planning focuses on identifying and growing talent to fill leadership and business-critical positions in the future. Senior leadership succession planning for NHS in Scotland focuses on those aspiring to step into director level and chief executive roles.

  • The readiness questionnaire is a short questionnaire designed to help you reflect on your past, present and future career. This can be used to help you discuss your readiness to step into a senior leadership role with your line manager. Please note this questionnaire can be used to supplement any local existing succession planning process.

  • This guide offers the line manager of senior leaders preparing to have a conversation with them about their readiness to step into a senior leadership role and is likely to be used as part of a local senior leader succession planning process.