The healthcare professional of the future

Nivel’s experts help to ensure that healthcare and social services continually improve and innovate, through high-quality research, data analysis, knowledge development and advice.

What does Nivel do?

Nivel produces capacity forecasts and performs labour market analyses to track developments in the supply of and demand for healthcare workers. It also conducts professional panels to monitor the impact of innovations on healthcare workers, and studies strategic staff planning for a future-ready healthcare sector.

What questions about the healthcare professional of the future can Nivel help you with?

As well as tracking labour market trends, Nivel also focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration and sustainable employability. Research on informal care, patient safety and the role of occupational health specialists and forensic pathologists also contribute to better policy. By sharing knowledge and practical tools, Nivel helps healthcare professionals, policymakers and training institutes transition to a resilient and innovative healthcare environment.

We perform practice- and action-oriented research for a range of stakeholders on subjects including:

• Strategic staff planning using the Skillmix tool
• Research on the use of guidelines and quality standards by professionals, using data from the Nivel Primary Care Database and the Nivel Nursing & Care Staff Panel
• Regional labour market analyses
• Tools and workshops to encourage healthcare professionals to consider patient safety, such as the Safety II reflection cards
• Cultural research on patient safety
• Research into the competencies and skills of healthcare workers

Take a look at our research content concerning the challenge

The relevant research information and results on these three subjects, you will find in at the sections Publications, Projects, News, etc. on this webpage.

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