title: Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of NHS workforce planning methods.
abstract: This article examines the different methods used in NHS workforce planning and development and their strengths and weaknesses. It is a summary and update of the nurse staffing study commissioned by the Department of Health (Hurst, 2003). The article is designed to help nurse managers select and apply methods for reviewing or estimating their staffing needs, and looks at the future for workforce planning and development.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hurst
mesh_terms: D003628:Database Management Systems; D006280:Health Workforce; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload