Table 2: Palliative Care Workforce by Occupation, 2007/2008 financial year Hospice Hospital Hospice+Hospital Head Head Head Occupation FTEs Counts FTEs Counts FTEs Counts Medical Specialist 17.1 30 12.4 17 29.5 47 MOSS 8.3 16 0.6 1 8.9 17 Registrar 4.0 6 5.3 6 9.3 12 GP with special interest 10.3 27 - - 10.3 27 Other medical 1.8 7 - - 1.8 7 Medical 41.5 86 18.3 24 59.9 110 Nurses Nurse Practitioner Clinical 0.0 0 1.0 1 1.0 1 Nurse Specialist 49.1 62 24.1 28 73.2 90 Registered Nurse 246.6 431 - - 246.6 431 Enrolled & Other Nurse 55.5 87 - - 55.5 87 Total Nurses 351.2 580 25.1 29 376.3 609 Allied Health Physiotherapist 0.8 1 - - 0.8 1 Social Worker 15.7 24 1 1 16.7 25 Pharmacist 2.4 7 - - 2.4 7 Occupational Therapy 5.1 7 0.8 1 5.9 8 Dietician 0.4 1 0.0 0 0.4 1 Other Allied Health 3.4 7 0.5 2 3.9 9 Total Allied 27.8 47 2.3 4 30.1 51 Total PC Workforce 420.5 713 45.7 57 466.2 770 FTEs: Full-Time Equivalent employees. Source: Gap Analysis Survey, year June 2008 Figure 9 (p.16) shows that at the time of the Ministry of Health survey11, nurses formed the highest proportion of palliative care staff (376, 81%). Table 3 illustrates the large variation in workforce numbers between regions12. The number of FTEs per 1000 patients varies between 20.7 per 1,000 (Upper South Island) to 42.2 per 1,000 (Central Region) with the average being 27.9 per 1,000. Ibid 11 Note that the regions referred to are those outlined in Section 5 as part of the review 12 team’s proposed regional palliative care managed clinical networks.
Table 2: Palliative Care Workforce by Occupation, 2007/2008 financial year Occupation Hospice Hospital Hospice+Hospital FTEs Head Counts FTEs Head Counts FTEs Head Counts Medical Specialist MOSS Registrar GP with special interest Other medical Medical 17.1 30 8.3 16 4.0 6 10.3 27 1.8 7 41.5 86 12.4 17 0.6 1 5.3 6 - - - - 18.3 24 29.5 47 8.9 17 9.3 12 10.3 27 1.8 7 59.9 110 Nurses Nurse Practitioner Clinical Nurse Specialist Registered Nurse Enrolled & Other Nurse Total Nurses 0.0 0 49.1 62 246.6 431 55.5 87 351.2 580 1.0 1 24.1 28 - - - - 25.1 29 1.0 1 73.2 90 246.6 431 55.5 87 376.3 609 Allied Health Physiotherapist Social Worker Pharmacist Occupational Therapy Dietician Other Allied Health Total Allied 0.8 1 15.7 24 2.4 7 5.1 7 0.4 1 3.4 7 27.8 47 - - 1 1 - - 0.8 1 0.0 0 0.5 2 2.3 4 0.8 1 16.7 25 2.4 7 5.9 8 0.4 1 3.9 9 30.1 51 Total PC Workforce 420.5 713 45.7 57 466.2 770 FTEs: Full-Time Equivalent employees. Source: Gap Analysis Survey, year June 2008 Figure 9 (p.16) shows that at the time of the Ministry of Health survey11, nurses formed the highest proportion of palliative care staff (376, 81%). Table 3 illustrates the large variation in workforce numbers between regions12. The number of FTEs per 1000 patients varies between 20.7 per 1,000 (Upper South Island) to 42.2 per 1,000 (Central Region) with the average being 27.9 per 1,000. 11 Ibid 12 Note that the regions referred to are those outlined in Section 5 as part of the review team’s proposed regional palliative care managed clinical networks.
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