Heroes Community of Practice

Managing Data in Health Workforce Administration

21 November 2025, 10 am to 11.30am GMT/ 11am – 12.30 CET
Facilitated by: Department of Health, Ireland

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Abstract:

As workforce planners, we recognise that workforce planning data sets will inevitably contain gaps and inconsistencies. However, by identifying and understanding these gaps, we can construct robust and reliable solutions. It is equally important to acknowledge that data is rarely perfect; the real magic comes from learning how to extract value from imperfect and messy data, to gain knowledge and insights and create ACTIONS.

Within the framework of JA HEROES, actions that influence workforce data should be both ambitious and forward-looking. This session aims to examine these topics within the Irish context, engaging stakeholders who manage and utilise health workforce data to generate insights and facilitate knowledge sharing.

Topics of discussion:

– Aligning workforce planning and policy
– Harnessing workforce data for impact
– State of the register 2025
– Vital signs: CORU’s inaugural state of the register
– General Practice workforce requirements: projections using the ESRI Hippocrates model
– Data reporting integrity, stability and functionality – all in the midst of Service Wide Reform
– From data inputs to projections outputs: An overview of DoH Workforce Planning Model