Consultant workforce shortages and solutions : now and in the future.
by British Medical Association.
Publisher: BMA, London : 2020.Description: 26p.General Note: The following medical royal colleges contributed to this report: Faculty of Intensive Medicine; Royal College of Anaesthetists; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health; Royal College of Physicians; Royal College of Psychiatrists; Royal College of Radiologists; and Royal College of Surgeons of England..Summary: The NHS workforce faces a perfect storm of consultants choosing to retire earlier, a significant proportion approaching retirement age and a growing trend of younger doctors walking away from their career. Covid-19 added significant additional pressure on the workforce with doctors working long hours, in new settings, while risking their own lives. Now the NHS is facing a growing backlog of unmet need on top of the existing staffing and resourcing shortages. This report sets out the actions that the government and employers need to take, now and in the future, to ensure consultants are retained in the NHS..Subject(s): medical consultants | staff shortage | workforce planning | medical profession | workforce | patient waiting time | staff retention | recruitment | medical education | workload | views | Covid-19 | future studies | good practicesDigital copyAvailability: Online access | Online access Note: ; Consultant workforce reports for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. List(s) this item appears in: Covid-19: health and social care recovery in England [January 2023] | NHS workforce in England [September 2023] | Current and future demands on health & social care [May 2023]
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The following medical royal colleges contributed to this report: Faculty of Intensive Medicine; Royal College of Anaesthetists; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health; Royal College of Physicians; Royal College of Psychiatrists; Royal College of Radiologists; and Royal College of Surgeons of England.
The NHS workforce faces a perfect storm of consultants choosing to retire earlier, a significant proportion approaching retirement age and a growing trend of younger doctors walking away from their career. Covid-19 added significant additional pressure on the workforce with doctors working long hours, in new settings, while risking their own lives. Now the NHS is facing a growing backlog of unmet need on top of the existing staffing and resourcing shortages. This report sets out the actions that the government and employers need to take, now and in the future, to ensure consultants are retained in the NHS.
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