Table 1 Data generated through health labour market analysis and competency analysis

• Population health needs and subsequent workforce requirements

• The supply of workers

• The demand for workers, i.e., the number of paid job posts

• The absorption of workers into health services

• Labour market failures, such as a mismatch between supply and demand

• The feasibility and impact of potential actions

• Proficiency profile, or level of performance of each occupational group in key areas of performance

• Task allocation across occupational groups, i.e., which occupations perform which assessments and interventions, and the proportion of the workforce who are confident in performing the assessment or intervention

Combined data

• The implications of the workforce situation for patient care, i.e., what a deficiency in the availability of an occupation means for the care of people with a specific health condition