The CfWI produces quality intelligence to inform better workforce planning that improves people’s lives

Developing the health and care workforce: Leadership, management and regulationWestminster Health Forum

Greg Allen, Chief Operating Officer, Centre for Workforce Intelligence

Introduction

What is the CfWI and what does it do? The Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI) is the national

authority on workforce planning, development and intelligence for health and social care. All our work is driven by the needs of patients, service users, and citizens – and the whole health and social care system.

The CfWI provides: easily accessible tools and resources for workforce planners in

health and social care; long-term strategic scenario planning for workforce, based on

research and evidence with careful analysis and measured comment;

application of this thinking to real life situations.

The CfWI specifically aims to: Deliver commissions for DH/HEE and drive impact for employers; Help and support HEE deliver its mandate.

The care and health workforce in England is significant…...because of its size

...over 1.36 million people in the NHS

...1.85 million adult social care workers

...and also because of the work itself

CfWI Strategy 2013-14 Overview

Leadership

Intelligence

Planning

n Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board, Health Education England, LETBs, PHE

n CEOs (health and social care)

Policy

Decisionmaking

Delivery

n Directors of workforcen HRn Managers and finance

n Plannersn Service managersn Team leaders

CfWI Priorities 2013-14

Leadership

Intelligence

Planning

n Shape of the health and social care workforcen Horizon scanning Approach to integrated healthcare Supporting the new organisations – PHE, HEE,

LETBs etc

n Medical and dentaln Nursing and maternityn Social caren Pathway approaches

n Securing the future workforce supply (SFWS)

n Toolsn Templatesn Good practice vignettes

Our big picture challenges

CfWI approach

Stage 1 – Horizon scanning

Research, desktop review, consultation

Workshop to identify key drivers

Stage 2 – Scenario generation

Qualitative narratives with impact and uncertainty relativity

Delphi groups Quantitative analysis

Stage 3 – Workforce modelling

Define assumptions Build supply/demand metric Identify policy levers

Stage 4 – Policy analysis

Describe impact of different policy drivers

Identify components of workforce plans

Options appraisal when commissioned.

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