Does workforce planning take sufficient account of the need for trained and effective managers?
In Monmouthshire LHB we have not experienced problems with EWTD and the international labour market impacting on workforce planning. In the main, Monmouthshire’s population remains quite static. However, as commissioners we are mindful of the impact of EWTD in secondary care around the hours Doctors can work and we have worked with our main provider to address this issue recognising the possibility of greater demand in primary care; this has been taken in to account during the development of the first draft Level 1 plans for primary and community services across Monmouthshire.
