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This article describes how implementing the Nursing and Midwifery Workload and Workforce Planning programme has been devolved from central government to individual NHS boards, and how its implementation has helped to ensure that senior nursing staff have become aware of their accountability for workload and workforce planning.
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Personal de Enfermería en Hospital/normas , Admisión y Programación de Personal , Carga de Trabajo , Toma de Decisiones , Partería/normas , Personal de Enfermería en Hospital/estadística & datos numéricos , Escocia , Medicina EstatalRESUMEN
The second article in this series described the tools for which there is a consensus for use in nursing and midwifery workload and workforce planning (NMWWP) in Scotland, and the national programme of education and training support developed for the staff who would be using the tools in NHS boards. To help senior charge nurses, midwives and others support and manage their staff resources effectively, a learning toolkit has been developed by the NMWWP programme in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland. The NMWWP learning toolkit (NHS Education for Scotland 2008), described in this article, is a flexible, practical, work-based resource for use in NHS boards. Intended primarily for senior charge nurses, it can also be used by other professionals who aspire to senior charge nurse positions and by nurse managers as a knowledge-refresher.
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Educación Continua en Enfermería/organización & administración , Enfermeras Administradoras , Personal de Enfermería en Hospital/provisión & distribución , Admisión y Programación de Personal/organización & administración , Carga de Trabajo , Humanos , Liderazgo , Evaluación de Necesidades/organización & administración , Enfermeras Administradoras/educación , Enfermeras Administradoras/organización & administración , Rol de la Enfermera , Investigación en Administración de Enfermería , Investigación en Educación de Enfermería , Evaluación de Resultado en la Atención de Salud , Proyectos Piloto , Escocia , Medicina Estatal/organización & administración , Gestión de la Calidad Total/organización & administraciónRESUMEN
The Nursing and Midwifery Workload and Workforce Planning programme for Scotland, the origins of which were described in last month's Nursing Management, does not solve all the problems faced by workforce planners. However, it can provide evidence that informs decisions, workload and workforce changes and a suite of tools has been developed, evaluated and introduced to help healthcare staff gather this evidence. In this article, these tools, and the education and training initiatives that help staff use them, are described.
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Evaluación de Necesidades/organización & administración , Enfermeras Administradoras/organización & administración , Admisión y Programación de Personal/organización & administración , Carga de Trabajo/estadística & datos numéricos , Benchmarking , Presupuestos , Humanos , Enfermeras Administradoras/educación , Investigación en Administración de Enfermería , Auditoría de Enfermería , Personal de Enfermería/provisión & distribución , Competencia Profesional , Indicadores de Calidad de la Atención de Salud , Escocia , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Medicina Estatal/organización & administración , Estudios de Tiempo y MovimientoRESUMEN
In response to an Audit Scotland report, the Scottish Executive, now the Scottish Government, set up the national Nursing and Midwifery Workload and Workforce Planning (NMWWP) programme to define workload and workforce needs, and to analyse the use of bank and agency staff. After extensive research, a systematic, national approach to nursing and midwifery workload and workforce planning was recommended. This article, the first in a series of five on this topic, describes the legislation and policies that underpin the NMWWP programme, and highlights the demographic issues that are pertinent to the nursing and midwifery workforce in Scotland.