title: Workload and workforce planning: developing a learning toolkit.
abstract: The second article in this series described the tools for which there is a consensus for use in nursing and midwifery workload and workforce planning (NMWWP) in Scotland, and the national programme of education and training support developed for the staff who would be using the tools in NHS boards. To help senior charge nurses, midwives and others support and manage their staff resources effectively, a learning toolkit has been developed by the NMWWP programme in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland. The NMWWP learning toolkit (NHS Education for Scotland 2008), described in this article, is a flexible, practical, work-based resource for use in NHS boards. Intended primarily for senior charge nurses, it can also be used by other professionals who aspire to senior charge nurse positions and by nurse managers as a knowledge-refresher.
authors.affiliation: NHS West of Scotland.
authors.forename: Mairi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kellagher
authors.forename: Jacqui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012606:Scotland; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D016526:Workload