Underlying principles of the tool
{"Image DocumentName": "Underlying principles of the tool", "Image ImageDescription": "Fundamental Tenets. Effective workforce assurance is a critical component of helping ensure the ongoing efficient and effective delivery of services across the NHS system. Organisations should be supported to be rigorous in their self assurance processes, to improve outcomes and reduce the need for external assurance. By using data appropriately, users can be supported to make better assurance decisions. This is a decision support tool, not a decision making tool. Consistent high levels of assurance across regions. Considers a cross section of demand, activity, quality, finance and service information rather than considering workforce alone. Balances forward looking assessments with previous performance: i.e. Historic dashboards are a useful input but do not tell the whole story. To minimise effort, Nationally available data will be used wherever possible to reduce the administrative burden. Differences in data quality and availability need to be allowed for and highlighted within the system. Throughout the life of the tool, the system will be actively managed so that as new national datasets become available each period they are uploaded into the tool. Workforce. Assurance in Practice. Data usage.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}