NHS nursing workforce : eighteenth report of session 2019–21 : report, together with formal minutes relating to the report.
by Hillier, Meg.Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts.
Series: House of Commons papers. Session 2019-2021 ; HC 408 ( 23 September 2020).Publisher: House of Commons, London : 2020.Description: 20p.Summary: NHS carrying 40,000 nursing vacancies with tens of thousands leaving every year, and 36 per cent of current workforce considering leaving in the next year. Nurses have played a “vital” role in caring for people during the Covid-19 outbreak despite nearly 40,000 unfilled nursing post vacancies which had already put staff and services under strain. The government has committed to 50,000 more nurses by 2025, but this report says the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) does not understand the nursing needs of the NHS and does not know how many nurses are needed, or where and in what specialism..Subject(s): nurses | workforce | NHS | human resources management | staff shortage | Covid-19 | workforce planning | government policy | effectiveness | evaluationDigital copyAvailability: Online access | Online access Note: ; NHS nursing workforce inquiry. List(s) this item appears in: Introduction to the NHS in England [February 2023] | NHS workforce in England [September 2023]
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NHS carrying 40,000 nursing vacancies with tens of thousands leaving every year, and 36 per cent of current workforce considering leaving in the next year. Nurses have played a “vital” role in caring for people during the Covid-19 outbreak despite nearly 40,000 unfilled nursing post vacancies which had already put staff and services under strain. The government has committed to 50,000 more nurses by 2025, but this report says the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) does not understand the nursing needs of the NHS and does not know how many nurses are needed, or where and in what specialism.
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