Primary Care Trust Workforce
Planning and Development
1st Edition
Published on 14. March 2006
240 pages
978-0-470-03379-1 (ISBN)
Description
Even though primary and community care managers face the samechallenges as their hospital counterparts they've never hadan equivalent range of methods for evaluating workforce size andmix. So this book aims to set the record straight by explainingcommunity demand and supply side workforce planning anddevelopment. Eight chapters set out the main variables, fromdependency and workload, activity and performance, staff education,recruitment and retention, before the most recent data aresynthesised into a set of software-supported algorithms thatmanagers can easily adopt.
The book and software enable readers to not only compare theirorganisations with those in the same socio-economic group but alsoagainst 'best-practice' staffing and performance. Bothhelp managers determine if their stock of workers is equitable,efficient and effective. Finally, a large annotated bibliographyhelps users locate relevant publications, and readers should lookout for workshops in 2006 designed take them through thebook's methods.
Reviews / Votes
"...This is a thorough read for serious work on workforce planningand development..." (Health Service Journal, 9 June 2005) "...a useful resource for all primary care trust managers andstudents...excellent analysis and synthesis of subject matter..."(Nursing Standard, October 05) "...comprehensive...the author shows insight into the manydisciplines working in the community..." (CommunityPractitioner, 1st November 2005) "...comprehensive...useful..." (Community Practitioner,Vol 78 (11), November 2005)More details
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Person
Keith Hurst is the author of Primary Care Trust Workforce: Planning and Development, published by Wiley.
Content
Introduction, background and context.
Community patient dependency and workload.
Community staff activity.
Staff mix.
Efficiency and effectiveness.
Education and training.
Recruitment and retention.
Determining team size and mix.
Appendices.
Annotated bibliography.
Index
