Table 2.

A tool for rapid assessment of health workforce preparedness and protection during the COVID-19 pandemic

Substance of governance	Major assessment categories
System preparedness	integration of the education, healthcare and labour market systems financial compensation and bonuses HCW vaccination programme surveillance and monitoring of COVID-19 incidence and deaths among HCW
Sector preparedness	integration of sectors, especially public health public health roles, leadership and adaption to new tasks
Occupational/organizational preparedness	innovation in collaboration, skill-mix and team approaches coordination training programmes and public health competencies PPE and implementation of vaccination policy, surveillance programmes support for mental health during the pandemic social support (including childcare facilities)
Sociocultural preparedness Gender equality Migrant HCW	gender equality (and intersectional) policies and monitoring during COVID-19 support for women and female leadership during COVID-19 prevention of sexual harassment and violence health workforce migration policies during COVID-19 transnational EU and bi-national agreements support programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Source: authors’ own table, revised and amended from Kuhlmann et al.³¹.