Operationalizing integrated needs-based workforce planning at Nova Scotia Health in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthc Manage Forum
; 35(4): 222-230, 2022 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1910065
ABSTRACT
This paper documents Nova Scotia Health's progress in operationalizing integrated needs-based workforce planning as part of its ongoing response to the pandemic. A multidisciplinary workforce planning team with representation spanning key portfolios was created to facilitate the organization's response to the pandemic. Analyses applied early in Wave 3 of the pandemic showed large projected shortages in several professions and identified which services would likely be scarcest among the available workforce relative to patient need. Based on these results, the workforce planning team recommended and supported operational teams in implementing a multi-faceted set of interventions aimed at increasing the availability of individuals with these competencies. These interventions collectively yielded an adequate supply of additional competent personnel to meet the needs of COVID-19 inpatients across the province through the third wave of the pandemic. Lessons learned are proving critical to maintaining core operations during Wave 4 of the pandemic.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Healthc Manage Forum
Journal subject:
Hospitals
/
Health Services
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
08404704221093982
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