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Strategic workforce planning in health and social care – an international perspective: A scoping review

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  • Sutton, Claire
  • Prowse, Julie
  • McVey, Lynn
  • Elshehaly, Mai
  • Neagu, Daniel
  • Montague, Jane
  • Alvarado, Natasha
  • Tissiman, Chris
  • O'Connell, Kate
  • Eyers, Emma
  • Faisal, Muhammad
  • Randell, Rebecca

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Effective strategic workforce planning for integrated and co-ordinated health and social care is essential if future services are to be resourced such that skill mix, clinical practice and productivity meet population health and social care needs in timely, safe and accessible ways globally.

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  • Sutton, Claire & Prowse, Julie & McVey, Lynn & Elshehaly, Mai & Neagu, Daniel & Montague, Jane & Alvarado, Natasha & Tissiman, Chris & O'Connell, Kate & Eyers, Emma & Faisal, Muhammad & Randell, Rebec, 2023. "Strategic workforce planning in health and social care – an international perspective: A scoping review," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:132:y:2023:i:c:s0168851023001124
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104827
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