1. Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland Track Appraisal Progress For Administration Teams (Primary and Secondary Care)

2. Tracking appraisals Log on to SOAR Select the ‘Interview’ link on the left of the page to get search functionality You can filter your search by: – Interview status – Form 4 status – Form 5 status

3. Interview Status ‘Unconfirmed’ – Appraisal Forms not submitted and Confidentiality Statement not yet accepted ‘In progress’ – Appraisal Forms have been submitted ‘Completed’ – Interview complete, Form 4 (summary) signed off ‘5A’ – Exemption from Appraisal form submitted

4. Click on “Interviews” Choose a filter... Click on searched results headings to sort in order

5. SOAR Reports There are a number of SOAR Reports which you may find helpful – Appraisees due MSF/PSQ – View Interviews by specific dates – Number of Appraisals in specified periods – And many others: click “Reports” on menu If there is a report you need but we don’t have on SOAR – contact us!

6. Further support Medical Appraisal Scotland website: – www.appraisal.nes.scot.nhs.uk www.appraisal.nes.scot.nhs.uk – Resources, FAQ and other useful sections Local Administration teams: – Contact details on Medical Appraisal Scotland SOAR Helpdesk – Black “Help” box on right when logged into SOAR; – or SOAR@nes.scot.nhs.ukSOAR@nes.scot.nhs.uk Due to capacity issues we are unable to offer telephone support – You can request a call back via the Helpdesk – but we need detailed descriptions of the issue(s)