A limited number of places are still available for the one day Introduction to Workforce Planning workshop on the 10th December 2008, at the Mayfair Conference Centre, London.

The workshop provides an introductory overview to the process of workforce planning and aims to develop a basic understanding of the topic, awareness of tools and resources to support the planning process, plus an understanding of workforce information and data.

Find out more and register here >>>

Lord Darzi's Next Stage Review thrust World Class Commissioning to the forefront of the healthcare agenda, as a central method of improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare services in the NHS.

Workforce Projects Team are holding a special masterclass on 22nd January 2009 at the Cabinet War Rooms, London, to explore the implications of World Class Commissioning and Practice Based Commissioning on workforce issues across primary and secondary care.

Register your interest for the event
here >>>

The Workforce Planning Competence Framework provides a suite of essential competences aiming to assist in the continued delivery of high standards of care for patients.

This self assessment tool helps individuals and organisations examine their capability in workforce planning. The tool also enables organisations to determine their state of readiness to plan the workforce effectively

The framework uses a mix of 33 'generic' and 'specialist' competences developed using extensive consultation with key workforce planning practitioners and stakeholders, and will be extremely useful for anyone involved at any level of workforce planning.

It can also be used in the private, public and voluntary sectors.

Find out more and use the framework here >>>

The NHS Benchmarking Database is an essential one stop resource that can help plan workforce and services and provide a single access point to a range of acute sector and primary care trust data sources.

Workforce Projects Team are interested in holding workshops to support healthcare staff to use the database in early 2009. The workshops will help staff familiarise themselves with the tool's value, begin developing a trust profile, plus explore staffing numbers and mix. These skills aim to assist you and your trust's workforce planning and development strategy at a local level.

If you would like to attend a future benchmarking database workshop, register your interest here >>>

Students from the second cohort of the Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Workforce Planning enjoyed a graduation ceremony with a difference as they completed their 'passing out' at the world famous Wembley Stadium.

Following in the footsteps of millions of sports fans, they collected their honour for months of hard work at the hallowed venue, however they didn't have to climb the famous steps to lift their graduation scrolls.

The course provides workforce planners with the skills to adapt to their constantly changing role.

Interest in the postgraduate certificate continues to grow, even with recruitment for the latest cohort closing earlier in November. Successful applicants to the course have now been informed, and are now looking forward to beginning work in February 2009.

Keep an eye on the healthcare workforce portal for news on future developments to the postgraduate certificate in the new year >>>

Workforce Projects Team is delighted to announce that we will be delivering two three day data modelling courses in the New Year. The course is aimed at people who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of demand and supply modelling, and activity analysis.

The first course will be based in Manchester and starts in January 2009. The second course will be based in London and starts in March 2009.

To register your interest for either of these courses on the portal here >>>