A new bottom-up method for the standard analysis and comparison of workforce capacity in mental healthcare planning: Demonstration study in the Australian Capital Territory

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 7; p. e0255350
• Main Authors: Furst, Mary Anne, Salinas-Perez, Jose A, Gutiérrez-Colosia, Mencia R, Salvador-Carulla, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 27.07.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Classification; Cognitive ability; COVID-19; Decision making; Directories; Evaluation; Human resources; Labor supply; Medical care; Medical personnel; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mental health care; People and Places; Professionals; Psychiatric services; Psychologists; Qualifications; Quality management; Skills; Talent management; Territory; Therapists; Workers; Workforce; Workforce planning; Australia; Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia; Australian Capital Territory Australia; Spain

The aims of this study are to evaluate and describe mental health workforce and capacity, and to describe the relationship between workforce capacity and patterns of care in local areas. We conducted a comparative demonstration study of the applicability of an internationally validated standardised...