NHS nursing workforce

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 15 Jun 2020 Closed: 9 Nov 2020 Parliament page
Despite a range of actions to resolve the long term issue of workforce shortages in nursing, including tackling worsening retention rates, problems have persisted. The NHS Long Term Plan signalled the need for an increase in the number of nurses, and in December 2019 the government confirmed its pledge of … Read more
15 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 4 events
3 Feb
2021
Report published
1 Feb
2021
Correspondence
23 Sep
2020
Report published
20 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
20 Jul 2020
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NHS nursing workforce
Lee McDonough · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Mark Radford · Health Education England Prerana Issar · NHS England and NHS Improvement Ruth May · NHS England and NHS Improvement Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Eighteenth Report - NHS nursing workforce HC 408 23 Sep 2020 28 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
19 Conclusion Acknowledged
Eighteenth Report - NHS nursing wo…
The Department and HEE highlighted the important role that apprenticeships and nursing associates play in...
The Department and HEE highlighted the important role that apprenticeships and nursing associates play in widening access to the nursing profession, by enabling people to earn money as they train. In the case of nursing associates, which is a separate … Read more
Government Response
The government stated its agreement with the committee's (non-existent) recommendation and reiterated that apprenticeships and nursing associate conversions are key components of its robust, costed programme to deliver 50,000 more nurses. The response did not explicitly address the committee's observations about the challenges in scaling these routes or targets being off-track.
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27 Conclusion Acknowledged
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NHSE&I noted that over 32,000 nurses stepped up to support the NHS during the COVID-19...
NHSE&I noted that over 32,000 nurses stepped up to support the NHS during the COVID-19 outbreak, including former nurses and over 20,000 students. However, it acknowledged that there needs to be better local systems for retaining these returners, such as … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the observation, outlining its ongoing assessment of COVID-19's impact on nurse recruitment and retention, and its existing health and wellbeing support for staff, including the development of mental health hubs, but does not specifically detail actions for retaining returners or addressing lost student placement hours.
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28 Conclusion Acknowledged
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NHSE&I acknowledged that COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on Black, Asian and minority ethnic...
NHSE&I acknowledged that COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff and admitted that there is variability in how well these staff have been supported during the pandemic. In response to our questions 64 … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledged the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME staff and stated that work is already underway to assess these challenges as part of the 50,000 nursing target and the People Plan. It also described the comprehensive health and wellbeing support package offered to all NHS staff.
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Government Response AI assessment · 27 of 15 classified
Accepted 17
Acknowledged 3
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 3
Total 15 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
1 Feb 2021 Correspondence from Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, re House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts Eighth Report of Session 2019-21, NHS Capital Expenditure and Financial Management, dated 29 January 2021.
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