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Report Summary
The purpose of this report is to review the alignment of the proposed priority actions in the Public Health Workforce Development Plan (PH WDP) with other significant, relevant New Zealand workforce development strategies.
It is important that the PH WDP relates in a logical way to workforce development being undertaken elsewhere in the health and disability sector. The identification of gaps, and opportunities for collaboration, will result in better overall outcomes for the scarce resources available for workforce development.
Summary and Analysis
This analysis identifies a high level of consistency among the key sector workforce documents, especially in terms of:- analysis of the problems
- a focus on capacity and capability, competencies, and recruitment and retention
- the importance of workforce development for Maori and Pacific peoples
- the need for better links with the education sector
- the importance of workforce development to support future service requirements
- the potential for mentoring
Reports differ in terms of:- which entities are seen as change agents
- roles and responsibilities for workforce development
- the level of focus (organisational versus health and disability sector versus ‘wider’ sector)
- the potential for multidisciplinary approaches to workforce development
- views on leadership
Discussion
Overall, the themes found in many of the strategies for progressing health workforce development are consistent in most respects with the work being done towards the final PH WDP.
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