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Flexible, productive and cost-effective: health workforce roles of the future

11/23/2010 5:06 AM EST
Innovative new roles and occupations that could possibly emerge in the health sector of the future are explored in a new working paper published today by Skills for Health.
Rehearsing Uncertain Futures – New roles and occupations reviews key trends shaping the health sector and considers the innovative new roles that may be needed to help employers develop the flexible and productive workforce of the future....

CORRECTION: Regional skills and workforce briefings offer new insight to help em...

8/31/2010 8:17 AM EST
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New resources to help health sector employers understand and respond to the fast-changing regional skills and labour market environment have been published by Skills for Health, the UK’s Skills Council for healthcare.

The nine intelligence briefings bring together the latest health and labour market statistics for each English region, providing a...

Regional skills and workforce briefings offer new insight to help employers prev...

8/31/2010 6:45 AM EST
New resources to help health sector employers understand and respond to the fast-changing regional skills and labour market environment have been published by Skills for Health, the UK’s Skills Council for healthcare.
The nine intelligence briefings bring together the latest health and labour market statistics for each English region, providing a sound basis for local workforce planning activities by employers...

Strong support for health sector ‘skills passport’

8/16/2010 5:59 AM EST
Research for Skills for Health has found strong support for a ‘skills passport’ for the health sector, with particular praise for its potential to reduce administrative costs associated with taking on new staff.
The one-year pilot project was conducted among nursing staff at seven English NHS Trusts during 2009/10 and sought to test ‘proof of concept’ for the passport, which is seen as a powerful tool with...

Health sector apprentice numbers rise by one-third

7/1/2010 9:29 AM EST
The number of people beginning health apprenticeships in England has risen by nearly a third, according to new figures published by Skills for Health.
The analysis of apprenticeship performance for 2008-09 – the most recent year for which full figures covering the apprenticeships frameworks managed by Skills for Health are available – shows that total new starts reached 3,096 in 2008-09, compared with 2,230 in...

‘Nationally transferable’ roles help health sector employers learn from the best...

6/9/2010 4:21 AM EST
Health care employers can learn from the best in the design of new roles to help sustain improvements in waiting times, raise productivity and improve service quality, thanks to an innovative new resource from Skills for Health
The online library of ‘nationally transferable’ roles (NTRs) builds on the experience of hundreds of English NHS Trusts which have created successful new roles at associate professional...

Report highlights value of healthcare volunteers

4/1/2010 6:27 AM EST
Healthcare volunteers play a valuable role in their sector, going beyond an ‘extra pair of hands’ to provide unique value to patients and colleagues, says a new report published today by Skills for Health.
The Hidden Workforce: Volunteers in the Health Sector in England reports growing interest in the contribution that volunteers can make in healthcare provision, as well as anecdotal evidence of increasing...

Skills for Health welcomes Centre for Workforce Intelligence

3/31/2010 7:54 AM EST
Skills for Health has welcomed the Department of Health’s decision to form the new Centre for Workforce Intelligence.
Skills for Health will be a partner in the new centre, alongside its work as the sector skills council for the NHS, independent and voluntary health sectors throughout the UK.
Chief executive John Rogers said: “This is a very welcome development.
“Skills for Health has an excellent track...

Skills for Health warns of emerging skills gaps

3/23/2010 12:40 PM EST
Skills for Health has warned that urgent action is needed to address skills gaps within the health sector, following the publication of the first National Strategic Skills Audit by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).
The UKCES report -- Skills for Jobs: Today and Tomorrow -- provides a comprehensive analysis of England’s current and future skills needs and identifies the sectors, occupations...

National Occupational Standards for psychological therapies

3/10/2010 1:00 PM EST
Practitioner and service user representatives have welcomed the launch today of new National Occupational Standards for psychotherapy and counselling.
The Standards provide guidance on good practice for those working in the sector and were developed by Skills for Health as part of a project funded by the Department of Health and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

They cover four types of therapy:...