At the 2013 CfWI’s Annual Conference, we have proudly announced the launch of the Horizon Scanning Hub iPad App and the Hub Community.

This is the first (and so far only!) Horizon Scanning iPad App in the world. It gives users easy access to the ideas bank and projects area of the Hub offline and on-the-go.  We are now working on adding further features, including the ability to read articles and check out the latest news. The App has been developed by the CfWI in partnership with the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) at the University of Manchester and with Futures Diamond.

The H­ub Community allows users to interact with the site and with other registered users.  It provides a forum for sharing of ideas and information, allowing users to work collaboratively with the CfWI and with colleagues from across the sector, to improve workforce planning at national and local levels.  In the community area, you can hold discussions with colleagues, read and respond to thought-pieces, or post your own articles.  You can also update your profile and review your contributed items.

Over the next few months the CfWI Horizon Scanning team will be working on:

• our Horizon 2035 research.
• our continued work with the EU on the workforce planning Joint Action.
• continuing to improve the Hub and app with feedback from users.

We encourage all users of the Hub to register with the site in order to gain the full benefits, as well as to contribute to longer-term workforce planning for the health and care system.

For further information about the CfWI Horizon Scanning Hub, please visit: http://www.horizonscanning.org.uk