HEIW Stakeholder Perception Baseline 2027

● Illustrative mock data onlyPublicly available HEIW and NHS Wales information has been used to shape the prototype themes. Final findings would be based on HEIW-approved survey, interview and focus group research.

Stakeholder Segmentation View

The sampling framework prioritises HEIW's strategic stakeholder organisations while ensuring balanced representation across the wider NHS Wales, education, workforce, regulatory and partnership landscape.

Top 30 Strategic Stakeholders

n=24

86%

Awareness

72%

Clarity

74%

Engagement

"High trust, but desire for more structured strategic engagement."

NHS Wales System Leaders

n=58

76%

Awareness

61%

Clarity

67%

Engagement

"HEIW is valued, but stakeholders want clearer connection to system-wide priorities."

Welsh Government and Sponsor Teams

n=18

82%

Awareness

70%

Clarity

73%

Engagement

"Strong awareness of HEIW's national role, with interest in clearer reporting of impact."

Health Boards and Trusts

n=112

63%

Awareness

49%

Clarity

58%

Engagement

"Operational stakeholders need simpler messaging and clearer points of contact."

Education and Workforce Partners

n=73

71%

Awareness

64%

Clarity

69%

Engagement

"Strong relationship base, with opportunities to improve shared planning."

Regulators and Professional Bodies

n=36

69%

Awareness

59%

Clarity

62%

Engagement

"Need for clearer articulation of HEIW's national role, influence and boundaries."

Social Care and Cross-Sector Partners

n=42

60%

Awareness

52%

Clarity

57%

Engagement

"Opportunity to strengthen visibility of joint workforce planning across health and social care."

Clinical Communities and Early Career Professionals

n=89

51%

Awareness

42%

Clarity

55%

Engagement

"Lower awareness, but strong interest in clearer communication, career pathways and development opportunities."

Wider Operational Stakeholders

n=96

56%

Awareness

47%

Clarity

54%

Engagement

"Need for practical, plain-language communication on HEIW services and engagement routes."

Stakeholder Perception Heatmap

Soft RAG bands — green strong, amber mixed, red needs attention.

Stakeholder group	Awareness	Role Clarity	Trust / Credibility	Engagement Quality	Messaging Clarity	Perceived Impact
Top 30 Strategic Stakeholders	86	72	80	74	68	76
NHS Wales System Leaders	76	61	72	67	60	68
Welsh Government	82	70	78	73	66	74
Health Boards and Trusts	63	49	66	58	53	59
Education and Workforce Partners	71	64	70	69	62	67
Regulators and Professional Bodies	69	59	68	62	57	63
Clinical / Early Career Communities	51	42	60	55	48	54
Wider Operational Stakeholders	56	47	62	54	50	56

Representation Monitoring

Target completed responses

300–500

Minimum viable threshold

250

Strategic stakeholder cohort

Tracked separately

Fieldwork monitoring

By stakeholder group

● Underrepresented groups flagged during fieldwork
● Targeted reminder copy used to improve participation
● All participant-facing materials available in English and Welsh