... in the future. The yearly publication of Department of Health Statistics, in particular the National Health Service (NHS) Workforce Statistics, frequently reinvigorates arguments about nursing shortages, recruitment, retention and wastage. Statistical data require interpretation, and often involve...

... nurse conversion course programme to the National Health Service workforce may have delayed the impact of the “demographic time bomb” on nursing recruitment. Emphasizes that the winding down of the conversion programme, and a fall in the number of RNs employed in the NHS, combined with a decline...

... the structured behaviour interview tool. Explains the tool using a recent recruitment exercise in the health‐care setting. Concludes that line management should play an active role in staff selection and organizations should look for better approach and tools to improve their hiring effectiveness...

...Frank van de Looij; Jos Benders Scarcities of qualified personnel are a substantial problem in securing an adequate workforce. At the same time, increasing wages to secure an adequate workforce is not always possible or sufficiently effective, and other ways of retaining and recruiting personnel...

... questionnaire survey of all British clinical psychology training courses was conducted. There was a 73 per cent response rate. Results showed that major areas of need are:(1) increased recruitment of course staff whose major responsibility is training, rather than an over reliance on clinical psychologists who...

...Christine Hamm Suggests that a staff vacancy can provide a rare opportunity to redefine the post, its content and organizational role; and to analyse the personal and professional skills which are required of the future incumbent. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Job analysis Recruitment ...