Back to the IMPLEMENTATION PATH
Back to the IMPROVING PATH
In order to better use the available levers, which influence the results of the planning system, it is important:
- to communicate the goals and the target to a broader panel of stakeholders;
- to develops tools (i.e. check lists, guidelines) to evaluate and inform the decision making process on its own planning capacity;
- to establish a mechanism for the periodic monitoring and evaluation of the progress of implementation of interventions and initiatives for HRH development and management;
- finally, to communicate the reached results to the government, the public, and the shareholders but without claiming any positive changes to be due to the planning process;
- previously reached results should always be mentioned in new health workforce planning goals, thus triggering an improvement cycle.
So, minimum planning requirements are:
- Communicate goals, targets and tools available to reach them;
- Monitor continuously the HWF situation keeping stakeholders informed on the progress and changes in order to adjust and intervene with corrective actions;
- Evaluate periodically the planning capacity of the system;
- Communicate reached results and, on that basis, set the new goals;
- Develop different strategies to shape the right needed workforce (retention, retirement, flexibility, financial mechanisms etc.).
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