Workforce Planning for Acute Care

Admissions Avoidance and Emergency Bed Days

17th November 2009Brighton Racecourse

by Jo WoolgarProgramme Director Workforce Planning

Failure is not an option

Appalling Leadership in

Mid Staffordshire NHSHospital Bug Deaths‘Scandalous’

10 Victims at Northwick

Park Maternity

Failing to plan, is planning to fail

Too many Not enough

Failing to plan, is planning to fail

Wrong skills No skills

Identify the risks

How can we tackle this?

Workforce information

and modelling

Scope/coverage

QualityIntelligent application

Breadth Depth Completeness Accuracy Timeliness ApproachesSkill

development

Feedback

Supports

• NHS and Non NHS

• County and Local Councils,

• Primary Care

• HEI

• Private, independent and voluntary sector

•Prioritised staff groups

•Required competencies

• Qualifications

Infrastructure to support

• Systems

• Standards

• Quality Assurance

• Continuous development

• Data Protection

•Generic v specific

•Different views

•Professional

•Geographic

•Service

•Organisation level

•Productivity

•Transparency

• Research

• Cascade

• Supporting tools

• Guidelines

Feedback

The next steps…

Work in Partnership to develop a workforce that will