Developing Healthcare Workforces

Healthcare in Australia is undergoing a significant transformation. Digitisation, increasing and changing service demands, evolving community and patient expectations and the challenges of maintaining appropriate levels of funding are driving a variety of innovations across the healthcare system. Healthcare organisations need to manage the transition of employees to new and different ways of working, and consider the requirements of a future workforce capable of delivering outcomes in a healthcare landscape very different to that of today. This subject examines the theoretical principles that underpin best-practice health workforce development, resources management, and the integration of functional practices and processes in systems that drive achievement of the strategic objectives of organisations both for today, and in the future.