Workforce Planning Tools and Techniques

These tools give value for money for the NHS and they are complimentary, working alongside one another, drawing on comparable data and information sources.

NHS Benchmarking Database Workshops

Skills for Health - Workforce Projects Team is hosting a number of workshops to help healthcare staff get the most out of the NHS Benchmarking Database. Please register here >>>

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If you have an enquiry regarding any of the Tools, please contact the tools team:

Tel: 0161 266 2261
Email: tools.team@skillsforhealth.org.uk

DRS Real Time
DRS Real Time is a web based solution that supports the generation and population of rotas for healthcare staff.

Six Steps Methodology
The Six Steps Methodology to Integrated Workforce Planning sets out in a practical framework the elements that should be in any workforce plan.

Workforce reconfiguration tool
Shows the current and proposed skill mix of staff in post for any given service, and the associated pay costs.

Workforce Planning Competence Tool
This tool helps individuals and organisations examine their capability in workforce planning.
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Assessing Workforce Supply Tool
The Assessing Workforce Supply Tool generates workforce supply profiles and reports from Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other staffing databases using Microsoft Excel.

Workforce Evaluation Tool
Offers an online balance scorecard to help users evaluate and monitor changes in workforce practice.

The Calderdale Framework
A facilitation tool for the development of a flexible and competent workforce.

NHS Benchmarking Database
Free, easy to search, up to date acute and PCT trust performance, demographic and workforce data.

Maternity Matters Database
A tool to help managers and planners design a maternity matters compliant and effective workforce to sustain this.

Six Steps
e-learning resource
A training tool and practical guide to sustainable, evidence based workforce planning.

Doctors Rostering System (DRS)
DRS helps trusts design junior doctor’s rotas and manage their hours to ensure compliance with New Deal and EWTD.

Hospital at Night Self-assessment tool
Self Assessment Tool to analyse your Hospital at Night Arrangements

Nursing Workforce Planning Tool
This tool aims to assist nursing workforce planning and help make better decisions about cost effective numbers and mixes of nurses.

Mental Health database
A Mental Health database has been added to the already established PCT and acute databases.

HaNBleep
Multiprofessional healthcare teams can now benefit from the new HanBleep software system.

WTD Compliant Rotas
Working in partnership with Skills for Health - Workforce Projects Team, the NHS Workforce Review Team (WRT) has designed a 'rota database' with powerful search engine capabilities.