Workforce Advisory Workstream

  • Chair: Catherine Ward, BMI Healthcare

This workstream aims to:

  • Monitor National Policy development appropriate to the independent sector and the High Quality Workforce (England)¹ and respond to any relevant consultation documents
  • Share best practice on workforce and educational initiatives across the independent healthcare sector
  • Be involved in Workforce planning by developing links to and liaise with appropriate Government departments, organisations and agencies.

The purpose is to:

  • Monitor National Policy development appropriate to the independent sector and the High Quality Workforce (England) and respond to any relevant consultation documents
  • Share best practice on workforce and educational initiatives across the independent healthcare sector
  • Be involved in Workforce planning by developing links to and liaise with:
    • the Strategic Health Authorities in England
    • the NHS Workforce Review Team
    • the National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare in Wales
    • the Scottish Government Health Department
  • Develop link to other appropriate bodies in Northern Ireland
  • Develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders
  • Develop and maintain partnership with Skills for Health
  • Promote the training and continuous professional development of staff
  • To ensure that the principle of developing transferable competences is promoted within all staff groups
  • To ensure that there is no duplication with the work that NHS Partners Network Human Resource Group is undertaking.

Publications in this category

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IHAS-Workforce-Briefing-March13 IHAS-Workforce-Briefing-March13

Date added: 15/03/2013
Date modified: 15/03/2013
Filesize: 480.13 kB
Downloads: 58

Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) has worked with the London LETBs to develop a template for independent sector providers to link with LETBs via an "Independent Sector Advisory Forum" to give independent providers a voice to influence workforce development, training and education.  It should provide transparency of representation and support continued engagement for the independent sector in the work of the LETBs.

 

Briefing Note September 2012 Briefing Note September 2012

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Date added: 24/09/2012
Date modified: 24/09/2012
Filesize: 994.97 kB
Downloads: 316

Resource Pack on supporting sector bodies in tackling ageing workforce issues Resource Pack on supporting sector bodies in tackling ageing workforce issues

Date added: 12/12/2011
Date modified: 20/01/2012
Filesize: 540.05 kB
Downloads: 192

The DWP Age Positive Extending Working Lives programme has now ended. However, IHAS has obtained the attached Health Resource Pack which contains a variety of useful materials developed during the course of the programme.

Vetting and Barring Scheme Briefing for the Independent Sector Vetting and Barring Scheme Briefing for the Independent Sector

Date added: 29/03/2010
Date modified: 20/01/2012
Filesize: 67.75 kB
Downloads: 170

The Vetting and Barring scheme (VBS) came into force on 12 October 2009 as part of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. The scheme is an assurance scheme; that by being registered, there is no known reason why a worker should not be suitable to work with children or vulnerable adults.

Careers in Healthcare: A guide to working in the independent Healthcare Sector Careers in Healthcare: A guide to working in the independent Healthcare Sector

Date added: 16/12/2009
Date modified: 20/01/2012
Filesize: 2.99 MB
Downloads: 240

 

Developed in partnership with Skills for Health

 

IHAS Briefing Paper - A High Quality Workforce IHAS Briefing Paper - A High Quality Workforce

Date added: 05/09/2008
Date modified: 20/01/2012
Filesize: 182.59 kB
Downloads: 172

This report sets out the expectations of tomorrow’s clinicians, future roles and training pathways and reforms to the system to ensure that it is fit to deliver.

Dispelling the Myths – Training in the Independent Sector Dispelling the Myths – Training in the Independent Sector

Date added: 17/04/2007
Date modified: 20/01/2012
Filesize: 198.48 kB
Downloads: 248

The Education and Workforce Working Group met as a sub-group of the Department of Health/Independent Sector partnership meeting with Professor Chris Beasley Chief Nurse and identified a number of common and emerging issues arising across the sector as a whole, predominantly relating to the perception of the level of education undertaken/provided by and within the sector rather than the reality of what is actually taking place.

Independent Sector Code for International Recruitment of Registered Nurses Needing Adaptation Independent Sector Code for International Recruitment of Registered Nurses Needing Adaptation

Date added: 15/12/2004
Date modified: 20/01/2012
Filesize: 339.97 kB
Downloads: 171

The overriding purpose of this document is to promote high standards in the recruitment and employment of nurses from abroad.