Fig. 2From: Is innovative workforce planning software the solution to NHS staffing and cost crisis? An exploration of the locum industryThe IES model. Numbers in circles correspond to the conclusions made at the end of corresponding themes. Themes 1.1 and 1.2 shaped the role of locum doctors and 1.3 shaped the managers’ side. Theme 2.1 helped identify the parameters of the information exchange system and Theme 3 identified the importance of effective diffusion of practices that optimise the IESBack to article page