Workforce

The NHS is struggling to maintain the large and diverse body of qualified staff required to deliver its services effectively. Without radical change, the health service's additional funding may fail to achieve the improvements the money promises. This spotlight brings together our work on understanding and addressing these challenges.

Spotlight

Published: 28/09/2017

Attracting, supporting and retaining a diverse NHS workforce 08/11/2021 • Nina Hemmings | Helen Buckingham | Camille Oung | Billy Palmer

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Overseas nurse recruitment and the NHS 04/10/2021 • Billy Palmer | Claudia Leone | John Appleby

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Untapped? Understanding the mental health clinical support workforce 20/08/2021 • Billy Palmer | Lucina Rolewicz | Nina Hemmings | John Appleby

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After the dust settles: some overlooked and underappreciated aspects of the NHS pay settlement 11/08/2021 • Billy Palmer

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The mental health workforce: challenges facing the NHS 10/08/2021 • Lucina Rolewicz

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NHS staffing tracker 12/02/2021

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Chart of the week: The contribution of overseas nationals to the supply of NHS staff 24/06/2021

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What does the GP workforce look like now? 12/02/2021 • Lucina Rolewicz

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Green shoots? Charting the progress and challenges of training the NHS clinicians of the future 02/11/2020 • Lucina Rolewicz

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Laying foundations: Attitudes and access to mental health nurse education 08/10/2020 • Billy Palmer | Rachel Hutchings | Claudia Leone

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Closing the gap: Key areas for action on the health and care workforce 21/03/2019 • Jake Beech | Simon Bottery | Anita Charlesworth | Harry Evans | Ben Gershlick | Nina Hemmings | Candace Imison | Pinchas Kahtan | Helen McKenna | Richard Murray | Billy Palmer

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Is the number of GPs falling across the UK? 08/05/2019 • Billy Palmer

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The NHS workforce: is it on track? 30/06/2020 • Lucina Rolewicz

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The NHS workforce in numbers 08/05/2019

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How can the English NHS attract and keep more of the international nurses it needs? 19/07/2019 • Claudia Leone

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Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 02/06/2019

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The gender pay gap in the English NHS: Analysis of some of the underlying causes 13/05/2019 • John Appleby | Laura Schlepper

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Rethinking acute medical care in smaller hospitals 04/10/2018 • Louella Vaughan | Nigel Edwards | Candace Imison | Ben Collins

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The gender pay gap in the NHS 16/02/2018

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As data on the gender pay gap in the UK becomes available, the Nuffield Trust has been conducting detailed analysis to work out where the NH...

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Staffing shortfall of almost 250,000 by 2030 is major risk to NHS Long Term Plan, experts warn 15/11/2018

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Critical and lasting shortages in the healthcare workforce mean that the forthcoming NHS Long Term Plan risks becoming an unachievable ‘wish list’ of initiatives to improve the health service.

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Offer £5,200 grants to nursing students and ramp up overseas recruitment to stop NHS workforce crisis 21/03/2019

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In a new report, experts from the Nuffield Trust, The King’s Fund and the Health Foundation propose a set of urgent measures to prevent th...

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The health care workforce in England: make or break? 15/11/2018 • Nuffield Trust | The Health Foundation | The King's Fund

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Richard Murray, Candace Imison and Anita Charlesworth at Summit 2019: Solutions to the workforce pressures in the NHS 28/02/2019

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Summit 2019 snapshot: Dame Donna Kinnair on the scale of the nursing workforce challenge 28/02/2019

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What’s really going on with nursing outside hospital? 19/10/2018 • Mark Dayan | Billy Palmer

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Diversity within diversity: the NHS workforce from overseas 02/05/2018 • Fiona Johnson

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Battling against the odds: what does the latest NHS staff survey tell us? 16/03/2018 • Candace Imison

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Temporary nursing: we’re banking on better information 26/02/2018 • Louise Taylor

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The mixed fortunes of nursing numbers 15/12/2017 • Fiona Johnson

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England’s new workforce strategy ignores the elephant in the room 15/12/2017 • Candace Imison

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Reshaping the workforce to deliver the care patients need 17/05/2016 • Candace Imison | Sophie Castle-Clarke | Dr Robert Watson

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This research report argues that there is an urgent need to rethink the nature of the NHS workforce if new care models are to succeed in mee...

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How much has the NHS saved by holding down pay? 12/12/2017 • Mark Dayan

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The professional and support workforce: one needs the other 08/09/2017 • Candace Imison

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Untapped? Understanding the mental health clinical support workforce 20/08/2021 • Billy Palmer | Lucina Rolewicz | Nina Hemmings | John Appleby

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The NHS needs to ensure better working conditions and opportunities for the neglected clinical support workforce 20/08/2021

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Access to high quality mental health services could be put at risk if the experiences of clinical support staff working in these services co...

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An entry point into the many facets of the health and social care system in the UK.

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