There is limited research into systemic approaches to implementing large-scale workforce flexibilities [ 14].
Queensland Health implemented a large scale 5-year workforce redesign program across more than 13 health-care disciplines.
One such firm is the Australasian Medical Publishing Company (AMPCo), whose "doctor lists" have been utilized in some studies [ 6, 27], including a large scale longitudinal survey of the GP workforce in Australia [ 36].
Large scale HBM was first and mainly practiced as workforce surveillance and later became part of regulatory requirements for some industrial sectors, mostly the chemical industry.
However, in addition to financial resources for commodities [ 4] scaling up requires a well-functioning health system and adequate workforce capable of delivering interventions at a large scale [ 5- 9].
Workforce programs must be able to engage employers on a large scale, so that they find it practical and affordable to retrain some of their incumbent workers or new hires, when necessary.
On the other hand, decreasing returns to scale can result when the large scale of production leads to cumbersome lines of communication between top hospital management and the health workforce in departments and wards, which lead to a decrease in managerial efficiency.
They were opened to ensure the company had the workforce to build ships for WWII and were closed after the war ended, but could this large scale, open all hours creche be a solution?
Introducing recycling technology on a large scale would be difficult, Williams adds, because of infrastructure costs, maintenance, and a lack of other resources, including an educated workforce.
"Alyse Rosner: Large Scale Work".
