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| USB treat for healthcare workforce portal subscribers |
Would you like to receive a healthcare workforce USB stick brimming with all the resources in this bulletin, plus a whole lot more?
More than 3,000 people already subscribe to our mailing list, and by recommending us to a friend using our application below, both of you will receive one of 100 available 512MB sticks if your friend signs up to our mailing list.
* One USB stick per referrer, limited to 100 USB sticks
The portal is the home of NHS National Workforce Projects (NWP) who produce an array of documents, briefings, case studies and tools to support workforce leads and planners at SHAs, trusts and PCTs in their constantly developing roles.
Don’t let them miss anything, make sure they join our list today.
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| Assessment tool |
Planners have another essential resource thanks to NWP.
The Assessing Workforce Supply Tool is now available and generates workforce supply profiles and reports from Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other staffing databases using Microsoft Excel.
It produces statistical and graphical reports based on a host of factors like staff group, pay band, Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) competence, sickness and absence, age, leavers and new starters.
Download the tool >>>
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| LTnC top of the agenda |
More than 800 copies of the new Long Term Neurological Conditions (LTnC) guide have been downloaded from the portal since its launch on 1st May 2008.
The new resource Long Term Neurological Conditions: a Good Practice Guide to the Development of the Multidisciplinary Team and the Value of the Specialist Nurse made its debut at the Managing Long Term Conditions conference in Harrogate earlier this month. The launch featured a keynote address by Mark Britnell, director general, commissioning and system management, Department of Health.
It was produced by NWP in conjunction with a host of partners including the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Epilepsy Action, the Parkinson’s Disease Society, the Royal College of Nursing and the Department of Health. The guide outlines the need for integrated planning for long term conditions and highlights current best practice.
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| Countdown to conference season continues |
Preparations are continuing for two special conferences set to help healthcare staff get ready for Working Time Directive (WTD) 2009:
| Working Time Directive 2009 |
 ExCeL London will play host to the annual WTD exhibition on 2nd July 2008, featuring interactive areas covering topics like legal advice, diagnostic tools and IT solutions as well as keynote plenary sessions from leading experts in the field including Sir George Alberti, national clinical director for emergency medicine, Department of Health.
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| Hospital at Night conference |
 19th September 2008 will see the annual Hospital at Night Conference at the QEII, London. It will focus on patient safety, leadership whilst supporting service delivery and its contribution to meeting WTD 2009.
Secure your place now by visiting
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| Postgraduate certificate |
More and more people involved in planning services across health and social care throughout the UK and Eire are developing their workforce planning skills thanks to the specialist qualifications created and managed by NWP.
Together with the Centre for the Study of Policy and Practice in Health and Social Care at Thames Valley University, NWP produced the innovative Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Workforce Planning to provide an official qualification for planners.
The course is in its third year and currently runs in Manchester, Slough, the West Midlands and Northern Ireland, with recruitment for the national programme starting in the autumn, with the course beginning in early 2009.
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| Workforce Communities |
 Want to have your say and speak to colleagues on a range of healthcare workforce issues?
Our forums focus on everything from Hospital at Night, public health and urgent care to discussions on maternity and workforce planning.
Take part in discussions >>>
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