North West Education Commissioning Plan 2013/14 to 2015/16

The core purpose of the Education Commissioning plan is to ensure there is an appropriate supply of clinical staff who have the skills, knowledge, values and attitudes to meet the needs of patients, carers and healthcare employers. Central to this is the recognition that users of healthcare services should expect the highest level of safe and individualised care and that staff are able to access high quality education and training based on the best available evidence. The 2013/14 Commissioning Plan is a refresh of the three year Commissioning Plan and provides an update on the commissioning activity and assumptions for 2012/13 and provides indicative commissioning intentions up to 2015/16.The plan has been developed through key themes and issues identified from a range of sources including the North West Workforce, Education Commissioning and Education Strategy, previous NHS North West annual commissioning plans, local workforce plans, the Centre for Workforce Intelligence Risk Assessments and other sources of workforce information identified in the plan.