Safe and effective staffing in health and social care: analysis of responses

Annex B - Data Tables

Question 1a: Do you think it is important to have a coherent legislative framework across health and social care to underpin workforce planning and appropriate staffing in health and social care?

	Yes	No	No Answer	Total	If Yes, how important?
					extremely important	very important	moderately important	slightly important	not at all important	No Answer
Individual	37	5	0	42	28	9	0	0	0	0
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	2	2	2	6	1	0	1	0	1	0
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
NHS Body or Board	6	0	2	8	5	1	0	0	0	0
Other public body	4	1	0	5	1	0	2	0	0	1
Professional college, body, group or union	6	1	1	8	1	5	0	0	0	0
Total	59	9	5	73	38	15	5	0	1	1
% of those answering	87%	13%		100%	66%	26%	9%	0%	2%
% of those answering - Individuals	88%	12%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	85%	15%		100%

Question 2a: What is your view of the proposal that there should be guiding principles for workforce planning to provide NHS Boards and care service providers with a foundation on which to base their staffing considerations?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree or disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No Answer	Total
Individual	31	8	1	1	0	1	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	2	2	0	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	6	2	0	0	0	0	8
Other public body	2	2	0	0	1	0	5
Professional college, body, group or union	2	4	0	0	1	1	8
Total	45	20	1	1	2	4	73
% of those answering	65%	29%	1%	1%	3%		100%

Question 2ci: Workforce planning must ensure an appropriate number and mix of staff to provide high quality services.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	37	2	1	2	0	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	3	1	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	7	1	0	0	0	8
Other public body	2	2	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	4	2	0	0	2	8
Total	57	8	1	2	5	73
% of those answering	84%	12%	1%	3%		100%

Question 2cii: Workforce planning must ensure an appropriate number and mix of staff to provide effective and efficient use of resources.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	29	11	1	1	0	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	2	2	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	6	2	0	0	0	8
Other public body	1	3	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	2	4	0	0	2	8
Total	44	22	1	1	5	73
% of those answering	65%	32%	1%	1%		100%

Question 2ciii: Workforce planning must ensure an appropriate number and mix of staff to provide services that meet service user needs.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	33	6	1	2	0	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	3	1	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	8	0	0	0	0	8
Other public body	3	1	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	5	1	0	0	2	8
Total	56	9	1	2	5	73
% of those answering	82%	13%	1%	3%		100%

Question 2civ: Workforce planning must ensure an appropriate number and mix of staff to provide services that respect the dignity and rights of service users.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	33	6	1	2	0	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	4	0	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	7	1	0	0	0	8
Other public body	2	2	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	5	1	0	0	2	8
Total	55	10	1	2	5	73
% of those answering	81%	15%	1%	3%		100%

Question 3a: What is your view on the proposed requirements for Health Boards?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree or disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No Answer	Total
Individual	21	12	6	0	1	2	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	0	1	2	0	0	3	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	1	6	0	0	1	0	8
Other public body	0	1	2	0	0	2	5
Professional college, body, group or union	1	2	3	0	0	2	8
Total	25	24	13	0	2	9	73
% of those answering	39%	38%	20%	0%	3%		100%

Question 4: Do you agree with the proposed role for the Care Inspectorate in leading work, with the social care sector, to develop workforce planning tools for application in specified settings, where there is an identified need?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree or disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No Answer	Total
Individual	18	14	8	0	1	1	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	1	0	0	2	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	2	2	0	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	1	5	1	0	0	1	8
Other public body	2	2	0	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	0	1	2	2	0	3	8
Total	24	25	11	4	1	8	73
% of those answering	37%	38%	17%	6%	2%		100%
% of those answering - Individuals	44%	34%	20%	0%	2%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	25%	46%	13%	17%	0%		100%

Question 4b: Do you think that social work should be included within the scope of this legislation (while there is currently no proposal to include social work, this could be considered for inclusion at a later stage)?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree or disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No Answer	Total
Individual	19	15	5	1	1	1	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	1	0	0	2	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	2	0	2	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	1	5	2	0	0	0	8
Other public body	0	2	1	1	1	0	5
Professional college, body, group or union	1	1	2	0	1	3	8
Total	24	24	12	4	3	6	73
% of those answering	36%	36%	18%	6%	4%		100%

Question 5ai: How important do you consider the suggestion . . . To work with employers/service providers and commissioners from the sector to identify and agree specified settings where there is a need for the development of workforce planning tools and methodologies.

	very important	important	not very important	not important at all	not desirable	No Answer	Total
Individual	24	15	0	0	2	1	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	4	0	0	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	4	3	0	0	0	1	8
Other public body	3	1	0	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	2	3	0	0	0	3	8
Total	41	22	0	0	2	8	73
% of those answering	63%	34%	0%	0%	3%		100%
% of those answering - Individuals	59%	37%	0%	0%	5%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	71%	29%	0%	0%	0%		100%

Question 5aii: How important do you consider the suggestion . . . To work with service providers and commissioners from the appropriate parts of the sector to develop and validate workforce planning tools and methodologies to demonstrate that they are practicable and beneficial for specific settings.

	very important	important	not very important	not important at all	not desirable	No Answer	Total
Individual	27	13	0	0	1	1	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	4	0	0	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	5	2	0	0	0	1	8
Other public body	3	1	0	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	4	1	0	0	0	3	8
Total	47	17	0	0	1	8	73
% of those answering	72%	26%	0%	0%	2%		100%
% of those answering - Individuals	66%	32%	0%	0%	2%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	83%	17%	0%	0%	0%		100%

Question 5aiii: How important do you consider the suggestion . . . To consult with the sector before a requirement to use validated workforce planning tools and methodologies is confirmed in regulations.

	very important	important	not very important	not important at all	not desirable	No Answer	Total
Individual	23	14	0	0	4	1	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	4	0	0	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	6	1	0	0	0	1	8
Other public body	2	1	0	0	1	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	5	0	0	0	0	3	8
Total	43	17	0	0	5	8	73
% of those answering	66%	26%	0%	0%	8%		100%
% of those answering - Individuals	56%	34%	0%	0%	10%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	83%	13%	0%	0%	4%		100%

Question 6i: What support do you think will be required / most useful . . . Dedicated central expertise for the identification of specified settings where the development of workload and workforce planning tools and methodologies would be practicable and beneficial.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	16	11	4	0	11	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	3	0	1	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	4	2	0	0	2	8
Other public body	2	1	0	0	2	5
Professional college, body, group or union	3	1	0	1	3	8
Total	32	15	5	1	20	73
% of those answering	60%	28%	9%	2%		100%
% of those answering - Individuals	52%	35%	13%	0%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	73%	18%	5%	5%		100%

Question 6ii: What support do you think will be required / most useful . . . Additional resource for the Care Inspectorate to enable the proposed functions.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	16	15	8	0	3	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	2	1	1	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	0	1	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	3	3	0	0	2	8
Other public body	2	2	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	4	1	0	0	3	8
Total	30	23	9	0	11	73
% of those answering	48%	37%	15%	0%		100%
% of those answering - Individuals	41%	38%	21%	0%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	61%	35%	4%	0%		100%

Question 6iii: What support do you think will be required / most useful . . . Training for key personnel in the sector in the development of workforce planning approaches.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	26	10	3	0	3	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	4	0	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	6	0	0	0	2	8
Other public body	3	1	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	5	0	0	0	3	8
Total	48	11	3	0	11	73
% of those answering	77%	18%	5%	0%		100%
% of those answering - Individuals	67%	26%	8%	0%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	96%	4%	0%	0%		100%

Question 6iv: What support do you think will be required / most useful . . . Dedicated resource for service providers who engage in the development and validation of approaches, tools and methodologies.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	22	13	2	0	5	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	4	0	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	5	0	1	0	2	8
Other public body	3	1	0	0	1	5
Professional college, body, group or union	5	0	0	0	3	8
Total	43	14	3	0	13	73
% of those answering	72%	23%	5%	0%		100%
% of those answering - Individuals	59%	35%	5%	0%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	91%	4%	4%	0%		100%

Question 6v: What support do you think will be required / most useful . . . Training for key personnel in specified services once validated tools and methodologies are confirmed through regulations.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	28	9	2	0	3	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	3	0	0	0	0	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	4	0	0	0	2	6
NHS based professional group or committee	1	0	0	0	0	1
NHS Body or Board	4	2	0	0	2	8
Other public body	3	0	0	0	2	5
Professional college, body, group or union	4	0	0	0	4	8
Total	47	11	2	0	13	73
% of those answering	78%	18%	3%	0%		100%
% of those answering - Individuals	72%	23%	5%	0%		100%
% of those answering - Organisations	90%	10%	0%	0%		100%

Question 6vi: What support do you think will be required / most useful . . . Other.

	Very important	Important	Not very important	Not important at all	No Answer	Total
Individual	10	0	1	0	31	42
Health & Social Care Partnership	1	0	0	0	2	3
Independent or Third sector health or social care organisation or committee	1	1	0	0	4	6
NHS based professional group or committee	0	0	0	0	1	1
NHS Body or Board	4	0	0	0	4	8
Other public body	1	0	0	0	4	5
Professional college, body, group or union	0	0	0	0	8	8
Total	17	1	1	0	54	73
% of those answering	89%	5%	5%	0%		100%