Table 4 Good practice reporting guideline for health workforce projection models

Title

 Title

Identify the study as health workforce planning and specify the health professionals being estimated

Abstract

 Abstract

Provide a structured summary that highlights context, key methods, results, and alternative analyses

Introduction

 Background and objectives

Give the context for the study, the study aims and objectives, and its practical relevance for decision-making in policy or practice

Methods

 Study population

Describe characteristics of the study population

 Geographical area

Describe the geographical area of the study

Report the level of geographical area that the HWP models is applied to

 Health condition

Describe whether the study focuses on a specific health condition

 Health professionals

Describe which health professional is the focus of the study

 Time horizon

Describe the time horizon of the project and forecasting model

 Scope of activities

Specify whether the study exclusively focus on healthcare or if it also includes age care, disability care, and community care

 Overall analytical framework

Discuss the analytical framework used in the study

 Study parameters

Describe specific parameters and variables used in the model, and explain how they were estimated

 Models and statistical approaches for demand-side analysis

Explain how demand for health workforce was estimated

 Models and statistical approaches for supply-side analysis

Explain how the supply of health workforce was estimated

 Methods and statistical approaches for gap analysis

Describe the methodology for calculating the gap between supply and demand, and how sufficiency of health professionals is presented

 Methods and statistical approaches for budgetary analysis

Explain the methodology for the financial and budgetary assessment

 Characterizing uncertainty

Discuss how uncertainty was quantified and addressed. Explain how estimates for parameters were determined

 Assumptions of the model

List and justify key assumptions made in the projection and forecasting model

 Methods for validation of the model

Explain how the model's accuracy and reliability were validated. Describe how parameters in scenario analysis were derived

 Data source

Provide a comprehensive list of all data sources used, with details on quality and relevance

Results

 Summary of projection results

Provide supply and demand projections for each healthcare profession

 Projection for different geographical areas (if applicable)

Include projections for various regions or healthcare facilities if applicable

 Identify supply–demand gap in health professionals

Present a clear assessment of workforce shortages or surpluses over time

 Identify geographical distribution (if applicable)

Present a clear assessment of the geographical distributional analysis to determine relatively underserved and overserved population

 Effects of policies and scenarios (if applicable)

Discuss the health workforce requirement impact of different policy scenarios on workforce planning. Possibly the financial and budgetary impact

 Effects of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis (if applicable)

Analyse the effects of uncertainty and sensitivity on projection outcomes

 Model validation (if applicable)

Highlight the validity and robustness of the model and its sensitivity to changes in assumptions

Discussion

 Key findings, limitation,

Discuss implications of findings for health workforce projection and potential challenges or constraints

 Consideration of policies related to planning, education, training, recruitment, and retention

Offer policy recommendations to address workforce gaps and improve healthcare delivery

Other relevant information

 Source of funding

Disclose all sources of funding for the study

 Conflict of interests

Provide information about any potential conflicts of interest among the study’s authors or contributors