Catalysing Liquid Nursing Workforce Growth Through Workplace Innovations
Organisational Leadership
Workforce Transformation
National Healthcare Innovation and Productivity Medals
National Healthcare Group
17 November 2025
Catalyze the growth of a liquid nursing workforce through workplace innovations, focusing on flexibility, autonomy, and. The initiative empowers nurses with increased autonomy over their work schedules, boosting productivity and enhancing job value, with.
Year Submitted: 2025
Published Date: 17 November 2025
Tags: Workforce Transformation, Organisational Leadership, Job Redesign, Workforce Sustainability, Workforce Performance, Workforce Productivity, Human Resource, Staff Development, Staff Engagement, Staff Wellbeing
About this Content
Aims
Catalyze the growth of a liquid nursing workforce through workplace innovations, focusing on flexibility, autonomy, and career advancement.
Background
The project addresses the need for flexibility and autonomy in modern nursing, responding to challenges such as limited job diversity and staff burnout within traditional care models.
Methods
The project is spread over five phases, aiming for workforce redesign by 2026, including workload prediction, dynamic staff scheduling, modular nursing roles, and care/process redesign.
Results
Outcomes have been promising, with nurses reporting increased flexibility, improved teamwork, timely shift breaks, and reduced burnout. Patient care also benefited with improvements in call bell response times and nursing presence.
Conclusion
The initiative empowers nurses with increased autonomy over their work schedules, boosting productivity and enhancing job value, with promising improvements in attrition rates
Lessons Learnt
The implementation of flexible scheduling positively impacted nurse retention and job satisfaction, with significant time savings in roster management and improved work-life harmony.
Additional Information
This project has won National Healthcare Innovation and Productivity Awards 2025 under Best Practice (Workforce Transformation) category.
Keywords
Nursing, Flexibility, Workforce, Scheduling, Productivity
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | National Healthcare Group |
Organization(s) Involved | Tan Tock Seng Hospital |
Platform(s) | National Healthcare Innovation and Productivity Medals |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Nursing, Healthcare Administration |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Healthcare Administrators |
Project Lead(s) | Vanassa Ng Shu Lin |
Project Member(s) | Hoi Shu Yin |
Connect with this contributor!
Vanassa Ng Shu Lin - vanassa_sl_ng@ttsh.com.sg
Project Attachment
855_TTSH_NHIP_2025_Catalysing_Liquid_Nursing_Workforce_Growth_Through_Workplace_Innovations.pdf