a new methodology for caseload and workforce assessment in children’s health q1 2015

A new methodology for caseload and workforce assessment in children’s health

Q1 2015

Benson Model:School Nursing

This presentation

• Introduction to the School Nursing model• Brief demonstration • Project implementation• Provider outcomes• Questions and discussion

Benson Model School Nursing

English providers

North Somerset

Ealing

Cornwall & IoS

Liverpool & Sefton

Birmingham

Cumbria

Derby CityDerbyshire

Salford

Stockport

Bury

Leic & Rutland

Herts

Coventry

St Helens,

Regional programmes

Essex

Beds


Surrey

Lancs

Blackburn w/Darwen

IntroductionDynamic, transparent, provider led strategic planningDemand led, population profilingHarmonised and forward lookingAssesses clinical workload and capacity by localityInforms redevelopment of workforce, teams and offerAligned with national frameworks and local initiativesExternally validated by comparison with other servicesInforms forecasting, reconfiguration and costing


Validation


Workforce

Schools, Children

Service offer

Non-clinical work

Leave / absense

National qualifications

CASELOADSCLINICAL DUTIES

WORKLOAD,TARGETING

LOCAL

NATIONAL

Use of skill mix

Targeted groups

IMD

Healthy Child Prog.

Shared innovation

Best practice

Rationa-lisation

Harmonisation

School network

Edubase school database

Training

Live folder

The system

Benson Database

Service and workforce level data from

providers

Reporting and sharing outputs inside and outside the provider



Model overview

workforce potential

Schools


Implementation plan - overview

Ongoing support

Use, improve and refine Access to updates & benchmarking

ImplementationWorkshops Planner development

Planning

Scoping and configuration Data development


Implementation plan - exampleMilestone Activities involved Time

Project initiation, scoping and planning

•Agreed objectives with steering group•Establish working group•Develop the data specification

2 weeks

Data development •Working with analysts and access national datasets to develop comprehensive local GP dataset•Configure tool in accordance with local requirements

2 weeks

Workshops Run 2 half day workshops to introduce the tool and develop local area and workforce profiles, and a service specification

2 weeks

Post workshop support Co-ordinate collection of outstanding dataComplete development of the tool and assist rollout to ensure the tool is supportedSetup the live client folder and logins

+2-3 weeks

Rollout / Ongoing support Provide ongoing assistance as requiredBenson Model School Nursing

Live folder• The service planners are

accessed via a live, secure web portal

• This ensures our clients have access to live support and ongoing updates

• It also helps to ensure one central version, to be updated in accordance with an agreed process


Capturing & reflecting complexity

By Deprivatio

n

•Deprivation is captured by locality and used as a basis to profile services that are targeted at or sensitive to deprivation

•Child deprivation data is captured and profiled by locality using deprivation quartiles

By Speci

al populatio

n

•Alternatively, groups who receive targeted or more intensive support may be defined and populated by locality

•These provide an alternative to profiling service delivery by deprivation

•e.g.:•Safeguarding (CP,

CIN, LAC)•Additional health

needs•Ethnic groups


OutcomesDevelop more robust, transparent and dynamic planning to inform caseloads Caseload sensitisation and team reconfigurationDevelop / rationalise local service offer and alignment with HCPFocus on greater harmonisation in service delivery and workforce profiles, reflecting best practiceReporting to inform stakeholdersBenchmarking / external validationService costing


Contact details

Michael McGechieDirector – Health & Social Care services[T] 0207 617 7134[M] 0796 919 [email protected]/healthcare


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