More than numbers workforce data
Profiling the New Zealand adult mental health and addiction workforce
The More than numbers project aims to gather and share information about the workforce delivering mental health and addiction services to adults (people aged 18 years and older).
In July 2022, Te Pou is conducting a third survey of NGOs to collect information about their workforce in alcohol and drug and mental health (including forensic) services for adults. Participating NGOs will receive the survey link by email in late June. More information about its content and answers to frequently asked questions are available here, or you can contact joanne.richdale@tepou.co.nz.
Later in 2022, we will also be reporting on workforce in former DHBs using information from the Health Workforce Information Programme dataset.Regional summary information about the overall workforce will be available on our website during the second half of 2022. This will inform current and future work by various health agencies including workforce planning and development to meet the goals of:
- He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction
- Kia Manawanui Aotearoa: Long-term Pathway to Mental Wellbeing
- Whakamau: Māori Health Action Plan 2020 to 2025
- Ola Manuia: Pacific Health and Wellbeing Action Plan 2020 to 2025.
Our reports from previous work in 2014 and 2018 are available below.
2018 More than numbers workforce reports
In 2018, Te Pou completed three new reports on the secondary care adult mental health and addiction workforce in DHBs, NGOs, and in total.
These reports bring together information from different sources, including:
- a survey of 232 NGOs contracted by DHBs and the Ministry of Health to deliver adult mental health and addiction services, to estimate the workforce size, composition, and location
- an extract of information from the Health Workforce Information Programme (HWIP) dataset for DHB mental health and addiction employees, to determine the DHB workforce size, composition, demographic and service profile, by region.
Key findings are:
- The adult mental health and addiction workforce is estimated to be 10,832 FTE positions (employed and vacant), and has grown by around 9 per cent since 2014.
- NGOs and DHBs are delivering services to more people.
- The workforce composition across clinical, non-clinical and administration and management role groups remains similar to 2014.
- Workforce turnover overall is 15 per cent (compared to the New Zealand average of 19 per cent), and is higher for NGOs (23 per cent) than for DHBs (12 per cent).
2018 reports:
2014 More than numbers workforce reports
In 2014, Te Pou surveyed DHB and NGO adult mental health and addiction services to estimate the workforce. More recent information about the workforce, regionally and nationally, is available from the 2018 More than numbers workforce reports (see above) and the DHB mental health and addiction employees profile report.
2014 reports:
The full report of the 2014 national mental health and addiction workforce is available, along with a 20-page overview:
- Adult mental health and addiction workforce report - overview
- Adult mental health and addiction workforce report - full report
Over reports focus on specific areas within the workforce:
