1. Putting workforce planning in context 17 November 2009, Brighton Racecourse Martyn Dell Deputy Director

2. WRT – galvanising workforce thinking Influences workforce planning and development priorities eg WRT workforce risk assessments and models Stimulates the way NHS services are delivered by sharing evidence, analysis and best practice via review meetings, conferences and workshops Advises managers and policy makers on how to adopt effective workforce strategies

3. The WRT team Director – Dr Judy Curson Professional advisors Expert consultants and contractors Data modellers Information analysts Communications team Operations team

4. Supply modelling April / May 2009 Engagement with SHAs to informJun - Oct 2009 commissions Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report August 2009 Assessment of Workforce Priorities (AWP) Sept 2009 National overview of SHA plansSept - Dec 2009 Care area reports November 2009 Pathway focus reports Winter 2009/10 Nationally planned specialties reportWinter 2009/10 WRT work programme 2009/10

5. The 8 Darzi groups: lifelong access

6. Acute care access Diagnostics Out-patient services Community support Acute beds Community beds Primary presentationAcute services Emergency depts Walk-in centres Emergency GP services Ambulance services NHS Direct

7. Acute Care care area report Workforce demand drivers include: –acute care attendances –4 hour waits in emergency departments

8. Workforce priorities Emergency medicine Long term conditions Paramedical staff

9. Development of new roles Emergency care practitioners (ECPs) Emergency care assistants (ECAs) Emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs)

10. WRT’s ‘bath tub’ service model

11. Issues Links between acute care, planned care and long term conditions Clarity on service model and configuration Further development of care area approach –Complex –Important Centrality of workforce planning

12. What is workforce planning? Effective workforce planning is ensuring “the right people, with the right skills, in the right places, at the right time” S Taylor, People and Organisations, Employee Resourcing (1998)

13. CONTACT www.wrt.nhs.uk Martyn Dell martyn.dell@wrtnhs.org 01962 814978