Tomorrow’s workforce: Commentaries on the future of skills and employment in the UK’s health sector

This new report from the Skills for Health Labour Market Intelligence team brings together commentaries from some of the UK’s leading thinkers in the field of healthcare workforce policy.

"Tomorrow’s workforce: Commentaries on the future of skills and employment in the UK’s health sector" seeks to promote debate about skills needs within the sector and makes a compelling case for employers in the sector to raise their ambitions about how they employ, skill, motivate and retain people working in health care.

Contributors range from Professor Chris Ham of Birmingham University to Candace Imison of the King’s Fund. All offer an individual perspective on the sector’s future skills and employment needs.

Report contents:

Service Line Staff Planning:
Management force for the future?
By Nick Bosanquet
Professor of Health Policy, Dept of Bioengineering, Imperial College

The Real Challenges for the UK Nursing Workforce
By Professor James Buchan
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

The healthcare we want?
Debating the future of employment and skills in the United Kingdom’s health sector
By Chris Ham
Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Birmingham

Tomorrow’s workforce?
A perspective on employment and skills in the United Kingdom’s health sector
By Candace Imison
Deputy Director of Policy, The King’s Fund

Do We Need a Leadership 2.0 in Healthcare?
A Commentary
By Graeme Martin
Centre for Reputation Management through People,
University of Glasgow School of Business and Management

Employment and Skills in the UK
By Bryan Stoten
Chairman, NHS Confederation

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