United Kingdom & Ireland

NHS Human Resources Directorate Changing Workforce Program (UK)
The NHS Plan highlighted the need to look at new ways of working to improve patient care and ensure good use of skills. This in turn will help with the plans to increase staff numbers, by ensuring greater job satisfaction.

Healthcare Workforce Development Portal (UK)
This portal has been developed in partnership with Department of Health, Workforce Development Confederations (WDCs), Postgraduate Departments of Medicine and Dentistry (Deaneries) and Newcastle University. The site is aimed at providing information, support and development to WDCs, Deaneries, Strategic Health Authorities and the wider health community who are planning the future workforce of the NHS.

King's Fund (UK)
The King's Fund is an independent charitable foundation whose goal is to improve health, especially in London.

NHS National Workforce Unit (Scotland)
Workforce Development is about getting the right people with the right skills to be in the right places at the right time. It is crucial to securing the workforce for NHSScotland in the short, medium and long-term. It is integral to the successful reform of health services in Scotland and to the improvement of patient care.

Towards Workforce Planning - A Report To Ensure Future Supply of Nurses (Ireland)
The report is the result of three and a half years extensive study. It describes the detailed analysis undertaken and charts the paths necessary for the production of incisive workforce plans.