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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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Latest work on this topic

The lamentable decline of district nurses in the NHS in England

Chart of the week

20/05/2025
Dr Billy Palmer

Supervision of clinicians in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme: what more is needed to assure safety and quality?

Long read

24/04/2025
Rebecca Best | Dr Rebecca Rosen | Dr Ben Jackson

How will staffing numbers be affected by abolishing NHS England?

Chart of the week

20/03/2025
Dr Billy Palmer

Key work on this topic

What does the NHS staff survey tell us about the changing behaviours and motivation of health care staff?

Long read

20/02/2025
Bea Taylor | Dr Sarah Scobie | Dr Billy Palmer

Exploring the earnings of NHS doctors in England

Explainer

24/08/2023
Dr Billy Palmer | Lucina Rolewicz | Emma Dodsworth

Purple shapes

In the balance: Lessons for changing the mix of professions in NHS services

Report

14/01/2025
Dr Billy Palmer | Dr Nadia Crellin | Cyril Lobont

The NHS workforce in numbers

Explainer

07/02/2024
Lucina Rolewicz | Dr Billy Palmer | Cyril Lobont

NHS staffing numbers

NHS staffing tracker

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What health and care need: #1 – NHS staffing

Briefing

08/03/2024
Lucina Rolewicz | Dr Billy Palmer

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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