Developing workforce safeguards - NHS England

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Developing workforce safeguards Supporting providers to deliver high quality care through safe and effective staffing October 2018 We support providers to give patients safe, high quality , compassionate care within local health systems that are financially sustainable. 1 | Contents Contents Foreword ........................................ ........................................ ................ 2 1. Introduction ........................................ ........................................ ........ 3 2. Recommendations ........................................ ..................................... 4 3. Effective workforce planning ........................................ ...................... 7 4. Deploying staff effectively ........................................ ........................ 15 5. Governance considerations: redesigning roles and skill mix.

arrangements and performance management processes, which complement quality outcomes, operational and finance performance measures. Figure 1: Principles of safe staffing 5. As part of this yearly assessment we will also seek assurance through the SOF, in which a provider’s performance is monitored against five themes. 6.

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