Second Report - Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care
Select Committee
Health and Social Care Committee
HC 22
8 June 2021
Government response
Government Response to the Health and Social Care Committee Report on Workforce Burnout and Resilience in the NHS and Social Care · published 17 Feb 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 37
We further recommend that the NHS Staff Survey and any social care equivalent includes an...
Recommendation
We further recommend that the NHS Staff Survey and any social care equivalent includes an overall staff wellbeing measure, so that employers and national bodies can better understand staff wellbeing and take action based on that understanding. The Staff Survey …
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Government Response Summary
The government states the NHS Staff Survey already assesses burnout through its 'safe and healthy' theme and uses a Wellbeing dashboard to monitor progress. However, they do not consider a direct extension of the NHS Staff Survey to social care feasible but commit to working with social care stakeholders to understand their workforce's lived experience.
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 47
It is imperative staff have the opportunity and the confidence to speak up.
Recommendation
It is imperative staff have the opportunity and the confidence to speak up. However, this needs to be matched with a culture in which organisations demonstrate that they are not just listening to, but also acting on, staff feedback. While …
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Government Response Summary
The government recognises the importance of staff speaking up and commits to exploring with the social care sector whether and how Freedom to Speak Up Guardians could be created, citing a previous commitment in the adult social care White Paper to pilot this in the sector.
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 184
It is clear that workforce planning has been led by the funding envelope available to...
Recommendation
It is clear that workforce planning has been led by the funding envelope available to health and social care rather than by demand and the capacity required to service that demand. Furthermore, there is no accurate, public projection of what …
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Government Response Summary
The government notes a new duty in the Health and Care Bill will require the Secretary of State to publish a workforce planning report every five years, which differs from the recommended annual frequency. They also mention HEE leading work for a Spring 2022 publication and Skills for Care producing annual reports on adult social care workforce for the Department.
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 185
We recommend again, that Health Education England publish objective, transparent and independently-audited annual reports on...
Recommendation
We recommend again, that Health Education England publish objective, transparent and independently-audited annual reports on workforce projections that cover the next five, ten and twenty years including an assessment of whether sufficient numbers are being trained. We further recommend that …
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Government Response Summary
The government refers to a new duty in the Health and Care Bill requiring the Secretary of State to publish a workforce planning report every five years. They also state that Health Education England (HEE) will lead work, in collaboration with DHSC, NHSEI, and Skills for Care, to understand future drivers of supply and demand for both health and social care, with a final publication planned for Spring 2022.
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