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2010/11 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PHLT5095M Modelling NHS Workforce Planning and Development Data

15 creditsClass Size: 22

Module manager: Keith Hurst
Email: k.hurst@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2010/11

Pre-requisite qualifications

Participants should have health-related academic or professional qualifications, or analogous experience.

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

Locating and using provincial and national workforce planning and development data.

Objectives

After completing the module, students will be able to:
1. Define NHS workforce planning and development (WP&D).
2. Describe two top-down and five bottom-up WP&D methods.
3. Apply at least two WP&D methods to local health services.
4. List the main NHS WP&D data sources.
5. Locate and apply provincial and national WP&D data to local WP&D.
6. Model these data using appropriate software such as Excel, SPSS, iView, etc.
7. Report their WP&D project's context, methods, findings and recommendations meaningfully and clearly.

Learning outcomes
1. Top-down and bottom-up WP&D methods.
2. Systematic WP&D.
3. Locating and using Skills for Health Workforce Projects Team (SfH WPT) Benchmarking Databases.
4. Locating and using NHS Information Centre datasets such as iView.
5. Accessing and interpreting other WP&D datasets.
6. Selecting and applying SfH WPT tools.
7. Using Excel spreadsheets.

Skills outcomes
1. Descriptive statistics.
2. Web searching.
3. Medium-level Excel spreadsheet skills.
4. Critically reviewing related literature.
5. Presenting findings, conclusions and recommendations.

Syllabus

1. Module overview.
2. Workforce planning approaches
3. The Six-step Integrated Workforce Planning method.
4. Data definitions, tools and resources.
5. Top-down vs. bottom-up WP&D.
6. Accessing national datasets
7. Benchmarking workforce data.
8. Workforce reconfiguration tools.
9. Information Centre resources such as iView.
10. Commercial approaches to workforce modelling and relevenat datasets
11. Other SfH WPT tools.
12. Solving NHS WP&D problems.
13. Leeds University assessment requirements and marking standards.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Fieldwork	2	7.00	14.00
Group learning	4	2.00	8.00
Lecture	12	1.00	12.00
Practical	2	1.00	2.00
Seminar	2	1.00	2.00
Independent online learning hours			22.00
Private study hours			90.00
Total Contact hours			38.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Pre module
1. Agreeing one local health service WP&D issue (called the 'project') with his/her line manager for pre- and post-module exploration.
2. Providing a one-page summary justifying the project (including preliminary local and national data and their sources).
Post module
1. Selecting one analytical approach covered in the module and applying it to the project.
2. Reviewing cognate workforce literature.
3. Locating and downloading project-related workforce information.
4. Writing a 3,000 word essay that:
(i) describes the local WP&D issue;
(ii) summarises project-related local and national data;
(iii) presents project aim(s) and objectives.
(iii) describes project data sources and web-search strategy.
(iii) justifies the WP&D approach for resolving the local WP&D issue;
(iv) critically reviews cognate literature that: (a) elaborates the project; and (b) supports and negates the WPD method selected to meet the project aim(s).
(v) presents findings, conclusions, recommendations and limitations.
(vi) lists all references cited in the essay.
(vii) attaches project-related screen-shots and data as appendices.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Owing to the module's intensive, three-day format, up to three facilitators (including the module leader and others drawn from the 'Staff' box above) work closely with students during the module. Seminars and group work offer opportunities to monitor student progress.

Each student has a 'mentor' (also from the 'Staff' box above) who supports him or her via e-mail, telephone and informal, face-to-face tutorials.

These processes and outcomes enable us to spot failing and excelling students.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	One 3,000 word essay addressing a specific rubric given to students once their module place is confirmed.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 19/04/2011

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