Planning your workforce

Integrated (population-based) workforce planning

The NHS workforce is essential for future service delivery, requiring integrated planning across the healthcare system, from hospitals to local health economies, and considering the role of patients and carers. Factors like technology changes, population trends, deprivation, generational expectations, policy changes, and local employment trends impact workforce planning. Workforce engagement and wellbeing are crucial for retention. Identifying and developing necessary skills and competencies for current NHS Wales staff is vital. NHS Wales uses the 'Skills for Health' six-step methodology, linked to integrated medium-term plans in secondary care and adapted for primary care clusters.