DimeRede: development of a methodology for health workforce planning and sizing
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11i62p5097-5115Keywords:
Workforce, Health management, Regional health planning, Personnel downsizingAbstract
Goal: To describe the development of a methodology for planning and sizing of the multi-professional health workforce, by integrating the three levels of the Health Care Network (RAS) of the Unified Health System (SUS). Methodology: experience report on the elaboration of this methodological proposal, held between April 2019 and March 2020, based on SUS guidelines, literature and experiences in projects of the Ministry of Health. Results: presentation of DimeRede, which, oriented to the organizational arrangement of the RAS, estimates the necessary workforce according to the local and regional needs, taking into consideration the epidemiological profile and social determinants of health and illness identified in each territorial stratification. Conclusion: the DimeRede approach constitutes an important advance, proving to be a powerful instrument to implement labor management policies. However, it doesn"™t end the challenges of ensuring adequate teams for multi-professional care in accordance with the health needs of the population.