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Workforce planning. A force for good.

Chris Mullen1

  • 1Greater Manchester Workforce Development Confederation.

The Health Service Journal
|March 19, 2003
PubMed
Summary
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A healthcare confederation is training assistant practitioners to address a clinical staff shortage. This program recruits individuals with care experience but lacking traditional educational qualifications for NHS roles.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Workforce Development
  • Clinical Education
  • Allied Health Professions

Background:

  • Significant clinical staff shortages projected by 2004 within the NHS.
  • Need for alternative recruitment pathways into healthcare roles.
  • Existing educational requirements pose barriers for experienced care workers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a training program for assistant practitioners.
  • To recruit individuals with prior care experience but lacking formal qualifications.
  • To address the projected shortage of 2,000 clinical staff.

Main Methods:

  • Initiation of a training program by a workforce development confederation.
  • Collaboration involving 14 health and social care organizations.

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  • Recruitment of 216 entrants into the program.

    • Main Results:

    • Attracted 216 entrants to the assistant practitioner program.
    • The program offers flexible full-time (2 years) and part-time (3 years) study options.
    • Successfully drawing workers into the NHS.

    Conclusions:

    • The assistant practitioner training program is a viable strategy to mitigate clinical staff shortages.
    • The initiative effectively utilizes existing care experience for workforce development.
    • Cross-organizational collaboration is key to successful healthcare workforce solutions.