SHuRePlan

Steps 3 and 4 will have given us a picture of future workforce requirements and the potential supply to meet them. The next step is to decide what actions need to be taken to minimise the risk that supply will not meet demand:

• Gaps: What are the likely gaps between supply and demand that will occur if we do nothing?
  
  
• Hot Spots: How big is the impact of each potential supply/demand gap likely to be on service delivery?
  
  
• Options: What are the options for closing the gap and how effective are they likely to be?
  
  
• Strategy Development: How best can these options be combined to achieve a cost effective strategy?
  
  
• Strategy Testing: How well does this strategy stand up to different scenarios?