Editor’s note: This post is part of a series of several posts related to the 4 th European Forum on Health Policy and Management: Innovation & Implementation, to be held in Berlin, Germany on January ...

Healthcare settings that substitute lower-level staff for registered nurses do so at their own peril, according to an extensive review of nurse skill mix at more than 240 hospitals in Belgium, England ...

As they shift to value-based payment, primary care practices will need staff with a higher skill mix aimed at keeping patients healthy, according to a new analysis. Practices will need to add new ...

Respondents to a recent IT Manager channel poll run on ZDNet Australia have spoken of the need for a mix of technical and 'soft skills' when hiring IT staff. Communication skills that fit in with the ...

Changing skill mix is often identified as a potential solution to health services staffing and resourcing problems, or is related to health sector reform. This paper discusses what is meant by skill ...

Skill-mixing is an important part of workforce planning within the NHS and is crucial if cost-effective and appropriate care is to be delivered to all patients. In most trusts the nursing workforce - ...

Skill mix is a crucial part of having an effective team in the NHS whether in a hospital or a community setting, but there is probably no such thing as an optimum skill mix as it is always changing to ...

Our research published this month in the BMJ Quality and Safety Journal on skill-mix and mortality rates should give everyone connected to the NHS - whether as a user, a provider of services or a ...