Supply and Demand Forecast
WRT supply forecast and view of demand
The Workforce Review Team (WRT) supply
forecast for CCT holders (or equivalent) is generated by
considering factors affecting supply, including the number of
doctors in training, future healthcare requirements, international
recruitment and young leavers. This supply forecast represents all
doctors eligible for entry to the specialist register. This does
not mean that all these doctors will be employed in the NHS in
England.
The full basis of each forecast is available
on the Centre for Workforce
Intelligence.
The supply forecast can then be compared with
the WRT view of workforce demand, which is the required workforce
that the NHS can afford. Workforce demand is often confused
with workforce need, which is the required workforce without any
financial constraints to deliver the service.
This information is only available for
England.