RCP view on the NHS workforce : short- and medium term solutions.
by Royal College of Physicians.
Series: RCP view ; October 2022.Publisher: RCP, London : 2022.Description: 19p.Summary: This policy paper reiterates the case for long-term workforce planning and sets out a range of short- to medium-term solutions the government must implement now to keep the NHS running. Staffing shortages are the biggest barrier to bringing down waiting lists and delivering healthcare sustainably in the long-term. A long-term plan for increasing staffing numbers, including expanding medical school places, is sorely needed to restore timely access to care and put the NHS workforce back on a sustainable footing. But given the urgency of the situation, the RCP has set out a range of short- and medium-term solutions that will make a difference now, from affordable childcare and flexible working to overseas recruitment and a new ‘retire and return’ deal for consultants..Subject(s): workforce | medical staff | health professionals | staff shortage | NHS | viewsDigital copyAvailability: Online access List(s) this item appears in: NHS workforce in England [September 2023]
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This policy paper reiterates the case for long-term workforce planning and sets out a range of short- to medium-term solutions the government must implement now to keep the NHS running. Staffing shortages are the biggest barrier to bringing down waiting lists and delivering healthcare sustainably in the long-term. A long-term plan for increasing staffing numbers, including expanding medical school places, is sorely needed to restore timely access to care and put the NHS workforce back on a sustainable footing. But given the urgency of the situation, the RCP has set out a range of short- and medium-term solutions that will make a difference now, from affordable childcare and flexible working to overseas recruitment and a new ‘retire and return’ deal for consultants.
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