NHSScotland Bodies are accountable for the successful delivery of infrastructure programmes and projects and, as Accountable Officers; Chief Executives must take full responsibility for compliance with mandatory policy and guidance.
The appointment of "suitably qualified, experienced and trained" Project Directors and Client Advisers is a mandatory requirement of the Scottish Capital Investment Manual. Further information on such appointment criteria can be found in the Scottish Government Construction Procurement Manual.
To facilitate compliance the SGHD has developed a competence framework and training strategy to:
• Ensure appropriate qualified and experienced staff hold overall strategic responsibility for the delivery of Capital Programmes;
• Support the operational management of projects through the identification and the development of varying levels of training needs;
• Achieve the SGHD's commitment to attain best practice client status.