Health Workforce 2025

Health Workforce 2025 was commissioned by the Australian Health Ministers and estimates the numbers of professional entry students, postgraduate and specialist trainees that will be required for doctors, nurses and midwives between 2012 and 2025. It also contains detailed modelling on workforce supply, demand, training and distribution. There are three volumes of this report, with the first two being currently available: 

• Volume 1 contains the overall findings from a workforce planning analysis of the trends in the supply and demand of doctors, nurses and midwives in Australia. 
• Volume 2 contains detailed supply and demand projection results for midwives and registered and enrolled nurses by area of practice, as well as state and territory projections for all professions. 
• Volume 3 will contain detailed supply and demand projection results for the medical workforce, by specialty. It will be delivered to Health Ministers in late 2012.