Have you set-up an explicit and clear objective for HWF planning?
Have you confirmed clear roles for the actors in HWF planning?
Have you authorised any dedicated actors accountable/responsible for HWF planning, i.e. a HWF Planning Committee with an appropriate mix of skills?
Have you prepared a list of relevant types of stakeholders in the field of HWF planning?
Have you set-up a coordination path among the stakeholders?
Have you involved all stakeholders in the HWF planning process? (consider, for example, regional-level representatives)
Do you hold regular consultations with stakeholders?
Do you collaborate or have you initiated collaboration with other sectors, e.g., education, finance, labour and social sectors?
HWF planning
PHASE 2
Do you have a clearly communicated and accepted HWF planning structure?
Have you approved a National HWF Plan/strategic plan?
Do you have clearly communicated and accepted information and data flow at the national level?
Do you have an integrated data warehouse for HWF planning?
Do you link different data sources in order to get a comprehensive overview of the HWF?
Do you have an explicit national HWF planning and forecasting model? (from simple scenarios, e.g.,the HWF to population ratio, to complex mathematical simulations)
Do you use platforms and HR information systems to support HWF planning?
Do you carry out environmental scans for continuous situation analysis?
Do you regularly update HWF planning (processes and data)?
HWF planning Evaluation/Sustainability
PHASE 3
Are the results of HWF planning channelled into policy implementation?
Are the interventions and policy actions based on the results of HWF planning?
Do you regularly revise, alter and refine the HWF Planning System?
Have you dedicated financial resources for continuous and sustainable HWF planning?
Have you dedicated infrastructural resources for continuous and sustainable HWF planning?
Have you dedicated technical resources for continuous and sustainable HWF planning?
Have you dedicated human resources for continuous and sustainable HWF planning?
Have you involved stakeholders in the HWF evaluation process?
The Captain era is over—we’re leveling up! We are currently upgrading the tools in our Health Workforce Planning Toolkit to help you navigate the waves of HR planning even more effectively.
The ship is currently in dry dock for a quick makeover, but the Admiral will be back shortly with the newly updated fleet!
