Part 2 - Key Areas of Activity in which HEE and ICSs will work together

The key ICS People Function Outcome areas in which HEE and ICSs will collaborate are:

• Growing the workforce for the future and enabling adequate workforce supply
• Leading workforce transformation and new ways of working
• Educating, training and developing people, and managing talent
• Leading coordinated workforce planning using analysis and intelligence

It is important to note that HEE work activity directly or indirectly links to all 10 functions. We have therefore included a link to other ICS People Function Outcome areas. Three particular areas to note are:

• Postgraduate medical and dental education.  We provide PGMD education to regulatory requirements; and are responsible for national medical workforce planning and distribution including expansion targets. Doctors and dentists in training and educators are (primarily) employed in service and make up an important element of the employed ICS workforce, contributing to service delivery. Work in relation to these groups will link to all 10 ICS People function outcome areas;
• All clinical learners. We are responsible for quality assurance of learning environments and placements. This may involve identifying elements relating to other ICS People Function outcome areas in areas of improvement.
• Increasingly, we are developing and delivering work activity to support widening access and participation into health and care careers; equality and diversity; and learning in a compassionate and inclusive environment. This work relates to ICS People Function outcome area 3: Supporting inclusion and belonging for all; and creating a great experience for staff; and 7: Driving and supporting broader social and economic development.

A table within the ‘Integrated Care Systems: Guidance on the HEE and ICS Relationship’ document summarises the main areas of HEE and ICS work activity against the four  key ICS People function outcome areas mentioned above.  These are reproduced here in sections grouped by each of the four key ICS People function outcome areas, with links to the other ICS People function outcome areas from each work activity listed in brackets. 

Growing the workforce for the future and enabling adequate workforce supply

• ICS Education and Training Planning (4-10)
• ICS Education and Training Governance, Engagement and Partnerships (6; 7; 9; 10)
• ICS Education and Training Infrastructure including Primary Care Training Hubs (6; 8; 9; 10)
• Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (all)
• Clinical Education Commissioning (all)
• Quality assurance of clinical learning environments (1; 3; 4; 5; 6; 9; 10)
• Delivery of supply expansion commitments (1; 9)
• Widening access and participation including technical education reform (eg apprenticeships, T-levels) (3; 7; 9)
• Global learning including partnerships (3; 7; 9)
• Clinical profession education and development infrastructure (1; 3; 4; 6)
• Education Reform and Transformation (all)
• Health Careers (3; 4; 5; 6; 7)

Leading workforce transformation and new ways of working

• Development, training and deployment of models/ tools for workforce and education redesign and transformation (including HEE Star; CLEAR; MDT toolkit; HEE Roles Explorer) (all)
• Workforce and education elements of service pathway improvement initiatives (all)
• Development of new roles in response to service and workforce/ education improvement need/ opportunity (all)
• Adopt, spread and adapt service and workforce/ education transformation (all)
• Digital workforce and education transformation – specific initiatives and inclusion in service improvement, workforce and education transformation initiatives (all)
• Workforce development investment funding (6)
• Evaluate investments and activity (8; 10)
• Convene promote and facilitate transformation collaboratives/ communities of practice (3; 6; 9; 10)

Education, training and developing people, and managing talent

• ICS talent management approach/strategy
• Continuing Professional Development investment funding (3; 7; 8)
• Targeted upskilling investment and course development in response to system need (all)
• Development, utilisation and promotion of Technology Enhanced Learning Platforms (including E-LFH and NHS Learning Hub) (all)
• Workforce digital capability development (all)

Leading coordinated workforce planning using analysis and intelligence

• Integrated planning to meet statutory and service led planning unit requirements including coordination (all)
• ICS workforce plans as driver/ enabler of integrated planning and delivery (3; 7; 8)
• Bespoke workforce planning intelligence and analysis (all)
• National/ regional pan/ICS profession/ pathway workforce and education plans (all)
• People Plan Delivery (1-8)
• Long term Strategic Framework development and plan (1-8)
• Health and care workforce data – quality, access, utilisation (1-8)
• Scenario modelling and development of options (all stages) (all)
• Identification of workforce demand based on service plans (1-8)
• Supply modelling tools (2)
• Supply and demand tool (1-8)
• Inform and develop ‘all levers all levels’ action plan; including consideration against national pathway/ profession/ long term plans (1-8)
• Implement and monitor action plan (all)