SynthesisHuman resources for health2013
Implementing large-scale workforce change: learning from 55 pilot sites of allied health workforce redesign in Queensland, Australia.
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- Co-designing a methodology for workforce development during the personalisation of allied health service funding for people with disability in Australia.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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- Implementation of an older person's nurse practitioner in rural aged care in Victoria, Australia: a qualitative study.Human resources for health · 2019Article
- Evaluating the Feasibility and Validity of Using Trained Allied Health Assistants to Assist in Mealtime Monitoring of Dysphagic Patients.Dysphagia · 2019Article
- A scoping review of nursing workforce planning and forecasting research.Journal of nursing management · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreasingly, health workforces are undergoing high-level 're-engineering' to help them better meet the needs of the population, workforce and service delivery. Queensland Health implemented a large scale 5-year workforce redesign program across more than 13 health-care disciplines. This study synthesized the findings from this program to identify and codify mechanisms associated with successful workforce redesign to help inform other large workforce projects.
methodsThis study used Inductive Logic Reasoning (ILR), a process that uses logic models as the primary functional tool to develop theories of change, which are subsequently validated through proposition testing. Initial theories of change were developed from a systematic review of the literature and synthesized using a logic model. These theories of change were then developed into propositions and subsequently tested empirically against documentary, interview, and survey data from 55 projects in the workforce redesign program.
resultsThree overarching principles were identified that optimized successful workforce redesign: (1) drivers for change need to be close to practice; (2) contexts need to be supportive both at the local levels and legislatively; and (3) mechanisms should include appropriate engagement, resources to facilitate change management, governance, and support structures. Attendance to these factors was uniformly associated with success of individual projects.
conclusionsILR is a transparent and reproducible method for developing and testing theories of workforce change. Despite the heterogeneity of projects, professions, and approaches used, a consistent set of overarching principles underpinned success of workforce change interventions. These concepts have been operationalized into a workforce change checklist.
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