Skill mix is the combination or grouping of different categories of workers that is employed in any field of work. In the context of health care provision it can be applied to broad (e.g. national) macro level planning or micro level in the context of local service delivery.

1. SKILL MIX IN THE HEALTH
WORKFORCE
PRESENTED BY:
DR. S.M. JASHIM UDDIN RAZIB
MPH(HSMP)
ROLL NO: 71
SESSION:2016-17
NIPSOM

2. DEFINITION OF SKILL MIX
A combination of skills available at a specific time;
A mix of posts in a given facility;
A mix of employees in a post;
A combination of activities that comprises each role;
Differences across occupational groups such
as nurses and physicians or between various sectors of the
health system; or
A mix within an occupational group such as between
different types of nursing providers with different level of
training and different wage rates.

3. FRAMEWORK OF SKILL MIX

4. FIELDS FOR SKILLMIX
Staff shortages
‘Inappropriate’ use of skills
Value for money/cost containment
Quality/outcomes problem
Understaffing
New approach/ideology
Staffing inequities
Changing case mix/patient dependencies
Establishing a new service
. Changing roles
Service changes
New processes/procedure

5. MANAGEMENT LEVELS AND SKILL MIX

6. SKILL MIX: DETERMINANTS,REQUIREMENTS&
POSSIBLE INTERVENTIONS

7. SKILL MIX CYCLE

8. COMPLEMENTERY SKILL MIX

9. IMPLIMENTATION ISSUES
The implication for the regulatory framework and if change is required
Quality management and systems for evaluation and review;
The skills, capacities and demographic characteristics of the existing workforce;
The nature and availability of health care worker supply;
Training and development requirements and capacity
Change management and communication;
Supervision arrangements and professional development;
Work environment and safety;
Cost associated with implementation and ongoing support; and
Implication for employment arrangements and industrial relations issues.