Being aware of the workforce challenges and opportunities enables us to develop and implement quality plans to ensure the workforce has the capacity and capability to deliver organisational outcomes, today and tomorrow. In this episode, Alicia Cook highlights the Top 5 challenges and opportunities she is seeing in her work at Emerson Health where she supports Healthcare organisations grapple with the ongoing challenges in this complex environment. Recorded 1 August 2022 Season 1 Episode 1 Alicia's Top 5 Workforce Challenges and Opportunities for Healthcare 16:54Near term impact of COVID on the workforce 19:59 Collaborating with education for workforce planning 24:19 Immigration as a workforce planning strategy 26:37 Implementing workforce plans 30:41 Innovative models of care About Alicia Cook: Alicia is a Health Informatician and the founder and Director of Emerson Health. She's recognized as a trusted advisor to leaders in government and health systems across Australia and is appreciated for her consultative engagement and facilitation approach.  Alicia's understanding of health service needs in the context of major health reform gives her credibility when working on projects. She brings experience spanning primary care to the hospital and health service level through to the Commonwealth, both as client and vendor. Connect with Alicia on LinkedIn  Connect with Kath on LinkedIn Visit Workforce Transformations Australia website