Workforce planning in the NHS

"This report explores experiences with workforce planning, and how they align with strategic policy in a number of areas: mental health, general practice and community nursing."

Workforce planning in the NHS
R Addicott, D Maguire, M Honeyman, J Jabbal
The King's Fund
April 2015

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More than just a number

“This briefing confirms that in recent years there has been a significant dilution of skill mix across the country and across all settings, with a considerable loss and devaluation of senior skills and experience.”

Frontline First: More than just a number
Royal College of Nursing
March 2014

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Urgent and emergency services

"Growing demand on A&E departments will make them unsustainable if effective action is not taken quickly to relieve the pressures on them."

Urgent and emergency services
House of Commons Health Committee
July 2013

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Improving safety in maternity services

Improving safety in maternity services: a toolkit for teams, has been developed by Vinice Thomas and Anna Dixon at The King's Fund, and is organised around five key areas for improvement in maternity care on which the teams focused:

• teamworking
• communication
• training
• information and guidance
• staffing and leadership