NHS England long-term workforce plan: Can this deliver the workforce transformation so urgently needed or is it just more rhetoric?

Twycross, Alison; Wray, Jane

Abstract

The long-awaited NHS England workforce plan1 (the plan) was launched in June 2023 by the Prime Minister (Rishi Sunak) and NHS England CEO (Amanda Pritchard) and heralded as: "The first comprehensive workforce plan for the NHS, putting staffing on a sustainable footing and improving patient care. It focuses on retaining existing talent and making the best use of new technology alongside the biggest recruitment drive in health service history".

Citation

Twycross, A., & Wray, J. (2023). NHS England long-term workforce plan: Can this deliver the workforce transformation so urgently needed or is it just more rhetoric?. Evidence-Based Nursing, 26(4), 125-127. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103807

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Aug 10, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Sep 26, 2023
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2023
• Deposit Date: Oct 27, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 31, 2023
• Journal: Evidence-Based Nursing
• Print ISSN: 1367-6539
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-9618
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 125-127
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103807
• Keywords: Fundamentals and skills
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4403028