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Our research and commentary on NHS staffing seeks to understand and explain the the wide range of factors affecting the workforce across specialties and staff groups, and to provide ways forward for dealing with the crisis in recruitment and retention – arguably the biggest issue currently affecting our health system.

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The impact of racism on health care staff

Prof Stephani Hatch (King's College London) discusses the worsening mental and physical health experienced by people affected by racism, leading to higher sickness absence and other poor outcomes.

Snapshot video recorded at Nuffield Trust Summit, Beaumont House, 6 March 2025.

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