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
5 results
Clear
2 Recommendation Not Addressed
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The Department could not show that its commitment to 50,000 more nurses by 2025 matches...
The Department could not show that its commitment to 50,000 more nurses by 2025 matches the actual need for nurses in the NHS. It is essential that the NHS understands not just how many nurses it needs, but where and … Read more
Government Response
The government's response does not address the recommendation to update and publish modelling work on NHS nurse demand, instead discussing funding decisions for the Towns Fund and Levelling Up Fund.
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4 Recommendation Not Addressed
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The nursing needs of social care remain an unaddressed afterthought for the Department of Health...
The nursing needs of social care remain an unaddressed afterthought for the Department of Health & Social Care. Vacancies for nurses in social care have increased from a rate of 4.1% in 2012–13 to 9.9% in 2018–19, while the number … Read more
Government Response
The government response is incomplete and does not address the recommendation to set out its understanding of nursing requirements across health and social care and how it supports recruitment and retention in social care.
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1 Conclusion Not Addressed
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On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department of Health & Social Care (the Department), NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) and Health Education England (HEE) on the NHS nursing workforce.1
Government Response
The government provided a factual overview of the NHS nursing workforce, the roles of various bodies, and the context of the committee's report, without addressing any specific points from this introductory conclusion.
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9 Conclusion Not Addressed
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The Department acknowledged that the demand for nurses and the extent of nurse shortages vary...
The Department acknowledged that the demand for nurses and the extent of nurse shortages vary between specialisms and regions.14 For example, in the period July– September 2019, NHS trusts in England reported an overall nursing vacancy rate of 12%, but … Read more
Government Response
The government stated its disagreement with the committee's (non-existent) recommendation, but then reiterated its commitment to delivering 50,000 more nurses overall through the NHS Long Term Plan and People Plan. The response did not specifically address the acknowledged variability of nurse shortages across different specialisms and regions.
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13 Conclusion
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The Interim People Plan envisages a more pivotal role for integrated care systems, which are...
The Interim People Plan envisages a more pivotal role for integrated care systems, which are local partnerships of health and social care bodies that are jointly involved in local workforce planning and strategy. However, the NAO reported that partnerships are … Read more
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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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