NHS managers’ use of nursing workforce planning and deployment technologies: a realist synthesis

Managers' use of nursing workforce planning and deployment technologies: protocol for a realist synthesis of implementation and impact

INTRODUCTION Nursing staffing levels in hospitals appear to be associated with improved patient outcomes. National guidance indicates that the triangulation of information from workforce planning and deployment technologies (WPTs; eg, the Safer Nursing Care Tool) and 'local knowledge' is important for managers to achieve appropriate staffing levels for better patient outcomes. Although WPTs pro...

Improving skills and care standards in the support workforce for older people: a realist synthesis of workforce development interventions

OBJECTIVES This evidence review was conducted to understand how and why workforce development interventions can improve the skills and care standards of support workers in older people's services. DESIGN Following recognised realist synthesis principles, the review was completed by (1) development of an initial programme theory; (2) retrieval, review and synthesis of evidence relating to inte...

The District Nursing Workforce Planning Project Literature Review

The nursing human resource planning best practice toolkit: creating a best practice resource for nursing managers.

Evidence of acute nursing shortages in urban hospitals has been surfacing since 2000. Further, new graduate nurses account for more than 50% of total nurse turnover in some hospitals and between 35% and 60% of new graduates change workplace during the first year. Critical to organizational success, first line nurse managers must have the knowledge and skills to ensure the accurate projection of...

Nursing numbers in Britain: the argument for workforce planning.

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