Workforce Planning Support
The Virtual Workforce Information System provides a starting point for workforce planning by demonstrating demographics and characteristics of the situation on the ground, but it doesn’t do the planning itself.
Below are a number of publications and bits of guidance from across health and social care which provide some support in how to undertake workforce planning.
Six Steps methodology to Integrated Workforce Planning
http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/workforceplanning/resources/six-steps-methodology.aspx
Aimed at: Integration of Health and Social Care Services
Good for: Provides step by step process for workforce planning considering current demand and capacity. This can be used across all sectors of the workforce.
Three Dimensions of Workforce Planning in Local Authorities.
https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/workforce%20-%20social%20woerkers%20publications%20-%20three-dimensions-workforc-7fb.pdf
Aimed at: Local authorities
Useful for: Taking a lessons learned approach
Workforce Planning in Local Authorities
https://www.human-resource-solutions.co.uk/Policies/Workforce-Planning/Workforce_planning_in_local_authorities.pdf
Aimed at: Local authorities
Good for: A complete A-Z of workforce planning including methodology and background
A Recipe for Workforce Planning
https://recipeforworkforceplanning.hee.nhs.uk/
Aimed at: NHS organisations but can be utilised by all health and social care organisations
Good for: A step workforce planning process by step by Health Education England and an update on current strategies to tackle workforce issues at a regional level.