Health & Social Care Workers
Welcome to this week’s episode of The Future of Work on Clare FM.
Late last year, the Department of Health published a paper on Ireland’s Future Health and Social Care Workforce.
The paper forms part of the department’s long-term health and social care workforce planning projections and the work underway to plan for future needs of these sectors.
This planning is necessary in the context of a growing and ageing population, chronic disease levels rising and our high reliance on foreign educated workers amid a global shortage of healthcare staff.
The Economic and Social Research Institute Capacity Reviews commissioned by the Department of Health inform the demand projections within this paper and provide a crucial evidence base.
Projections and gap analysis show an expectation of a shortfall across health and social care staff categories modelled.
The analysis also demonstrates that with the implementation of planned health policies and workforce reforms there will be an average annual growth rate required of approximately 1.4% to 2% from 2023 to 2040 for the professions modelled.
TTM Healthcare Solutions, based in Ennis Co Clare, works with healthcare providers across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK, connecting them with thousands of skilled professionals across agency, permanent and contract roles.
From doctors and nurses to healthcare assistants and essential support staff, TTM understands the vital impact our workforce makes every day.
Dr James Ring is CEO of TTM Healthcare Group based in Ennis, Co Clare.
This feature, ‘The Future of Work’ is funded by the News Reporting Scheme.
