Global Taskforce Calls for Redesigning Healthcare Workforce Models

Report emphasizes need to move beyond just adding more clinicians to address staffing shortages and improve patient care

Mar. 30, 2026 at 9:00pm

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A new international report released by TruMerit calls for a fundamental redesign of healthcare workforce models to address global staffing shortages and strengthen patient care. The report presents a systems-based framework to help health leaders, regulators, and policymakers rethink how care teams are structured, how clinicians work together, and how technology can support safer and more sustainable care delivery.

Why it matters

Healthcare systems around the world are facing unprecedented challenges, including aging populations, increasing rates of chronic disease, workforce burnout, and uneven distribution of healthcare workers. At the same time, advances in digital health, telemedicine, and data analytics are creating new opportunities to expand access to care and improve efficiency. The report provides a strategic roadmap for health systems to move beyond traditional staffing models toward collaborative, technology-enabled care teams that empower nurses and other health professionals while improving patient outcomes.

The details

The report, "Safe Staffing Through New Models of Care," was developed by an international taskforce of health system leaders, regulators, academic experts, and clinical innovators. It emphasizes that solving workforce shortages requires more than simply increasing the number of clinicians. Instead, it calls for modernizing care delivery models to enable health professionals to practice to the full extent of their training, expand interprofessional teamwork, and integrate digital health technologies.

  • The report was released on March 30, 2026.

The players

TruMerit

A worldwide leader in healthcare workforce development with nearly 50 years of experience supporting the mobility of nurses and other healthcare workers.

Peter Preziosi

President and CEO of TruMerit.

Sylvain Trepanier

Chief Nurse Executive at Providence and Chair of the Taskforce on Safe Staffing through New Models of Care.

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What they’re saying

“The global health workforce crisis cannot be solved simply by adding more clinicians. Safe staffing requires a systems view of how care is delivered. This framework provides guideposts for policymakers and health system leaders to align workforce policy, service delivery, and outcomes - so care teams can meet patient needs safely, sustainably, and in ways that reflect local realities.”

— Peter Preziosi, President and CEO of TruMerit

“The future of safe staffing depends on embracing innovation while protecting the integrity and well-being of the healthcare workforce. This report demonstrates how health systems can move beyond traditional staffing models toward collaborative, technology-enabled care teams that empower nurses and other health professionals while improving patient outcomes.”

— Sylvain Trepanier, Chief Nurse Executive at Providence and Chair of the Taskforce on Safe Staffing through New Models of Care

What’s next

The report is intended to serve as a strategic resource for health system leaders, ministries of health, regulators, academic institutions, and global workforce policymakers to guide the redesign of healthcare workforce models.

The takeaway

This report provides a comprehensive framework for health systems to address global staffing shortages and strengthen patient care by modernizing care delivery models, empowering interprofessional care teams, and leveraging digital health technologies. It offers a systems-based approach to workforce policy, service delivery, and outcomes that can be adapted to local healthcare needs and contexts.