FORECASTING
PHARMACISTS
drivers
supply
DOCTORS
demand
2013 /2015
Work Package 5
«Minimum data set» workshop
Milan, 19th and 20th of September 2013
planning
GOOD PRACTICE
PROCEDURES
Health professions
MOBILITY
models
Michel Van Hoegaerden – on
behalf of WP5
Joint Action on European
Health Workforce
Planning and Forecasting
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From a white sheet of paper :
◦ List the founding principles leading to a
Minimal Date Set (MDS)
◦ List the target that planning using the MDS
should address
◦ List the users of planning and the data that
would be collected as MDS
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These lists will be considered as the
requirements for defining the content of the
MDS
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WHO code signed requesting to develop a capacity
Overall shortages announced & changes in the
pattern of needs
Expensive Education
Outflow to other countries & between private &
public healthcare
Immigrations
Our country need to report to EU / WHO level
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1st PART
◦ We are a board of Ministers within a country
that does not collect data nor plan yet
 We need the Ministers reesponsible
1. For Healthcare
2. For Social Security
3. For Education
4. For Labor
+ Michel VH – Prime Minister in charge of Budget
 They all have advisers
 Within 20 minutes, the Board of Ministers is gathering
and discussing their strategic options
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Considering the context, starting data
collection and planning of HWF is a MUST
DO on the Government agreement
◦ What are the main targets to reach with data
collection and planning ? (List of questions we
really want to address)
◦ What are our main basic principles on which we
stand ?
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2d part
◦ 5 representatives of stakeholders will challenge
the government with their own requirements
and challenge the Ministers
 2 representative of the Chamber of Doctors (1
specialist / 1 general practionners)
 1 representative of the Coordination of the Universities
 1 representative of the Union of Hospitals Nurses
 1 representative of the Employers
 1 representative of the Private insurers.
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Each will give one challenge / comment on
the principles and one specific additional
target
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BOARD OF MINISTER
 Prime Minister : Michel Van Hoegaerden
 Only the 4 Ministers debating
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PARLIEMENT
 5 challenges
 Open discussion
Overall comment:
- Playing the real game shows that many actors need HWF, but that
their addition of basic needs makes an huge list of requirements
- Nevertheless we made choices
- There is a way to define MDS even though Minimal is big
- In a real country context, MDS can be smaller
Principes
Targets
Availability of service
Numbers on current people
Numbers on population &
geography
Adapting Education to the needs of Numbers on future skills & needs
Healthcare
Cost Effectiveness is important
Numbers on cost & Effectiveness
Planning help evaluating current
situation and new initiatives
Relation between current reality,
scenarios and cost effectiveness