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Terms of Reference and Timelines

1. Purpose

The Workforce Planning group is a working group of the Renal Association, British Association for Paediatric Nephrology, British Transplant Society and the British Renal Symposium on behalf of the Royal Colleges of Nurses, Paediatricians, Physicians and Surgeons together with other professional organisations related to renal healthcare.

The purpose of the Renal Workforce Planning group is to review the current guidance on staffing establishments across each professional group and to produce revised recommendations for these groups. The Working Group will also address the workforce planning requirements for renal services nationally as part of the development of a national Renal Recruitment and Retention Strategy.

2. Core Membership

The core membership of the group is shown in WFP Members. Further group members may be co-opted onto the group as appropriate.

The key objectives of the group are described in the table below:

OBJECTIVE	ACTIONS	TIMESCALE
1. To collate all current guidance on workforce planning across each professional group	1. Each Group member to identify any current good practice guidance on workforce planning within their professional group. 2. Each group member to seek comments on these current recommended levels where they exist to ascertain views on whether they are still appropriate.	April 2001 April 2001
2. To review national drivers for change on workforce planning and recruitment and retention.	1. Group members to consider nation guidance such as the NHS Plan and the workforce planning document 'A Health Service of all the Talents' to determine their impact on each professional group.	April 2001
3. To review projections of patient numbers and service issues.	1. Group to identify service developments and issues likely to affect workforce requirements over the next decade. 2. Group members to assess the impact of the growing renal population and these service issues on their profession and to project likely staffing requirements both in terms of numbers and enabling measures (Training, education etc)	July 2001
4. To prepare recommendations for establishments and staffing levels across each professional group	1. Each group member to bring outline recommendations for staffing establishments and projected workforce requirements to collate into overall recommendations	October 2001
5. To prepare a final report for circulation	1. A first draft report to be discussed by the Working Group. 2. Agreement on format and content of final report. 3. Final Report to be prepared.	January 2002 April 2002
6. To seek views from key representatives and organisations across the national renal community.	1. Final Draft document to be circulated for consultation. 2. Document amended and finalised	April 2002 July 2002

3. Timescale

The timescale for completion of this work is July 2002

4. Frequency of Meetings

The Working Group will meet on a quarterly basis as shown.

January 2001	Inaugural Meeting
April 2001	Reviewing baseline information
July 2001	Feedback from professional discussions
October 2001	Draft report prepared and discussed
January 2002	Comments received from draft report / agreement on final report
April 2002	Final draft report produced and circulated for comment
July 2002	Complete consultation and publish finalised document

5. Deliverables

The Working Group will produce a report outlining the recommendations made for staffing establishments across each professional group and for total workforce planning projections.

This Report will inform the development of a national Renal Recruitment and Retention Strategy.

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