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
7 Conclusion Rejected
Eighteenth Report - NHS nursing wo…
NHSE&I told us that the advent of COVID-19 meant that workforce planning over a horizon...
NHSE&I told us that the advent of COVID-19 meant that workforce planning over a horizon of three to four years was not currently possible, and at the moment the main focus of the system was on winter planning. It thought … Read more
Government Response
The government disagreed with the committee's implication that long-term workforce planning was not possible, reiterating its commitment to delivering 50,000 more nurses. However, it acknowledged that updated modelling timelines remain uncertain due to the evolving COVID-19 outbreak.
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8 Conclusion Rejected
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It is essential that the NHS understands not just how many nurses it needs, but...
It is essential that the NHS understands not just how many nurses it needs, but where and in what specialisms. However, the NAO and other stakeholders have noted that the NHS Long Term Plan contained service commitments that did not … Read more
Government Response
The government explicitly rejects the implied recommendation for a complete assessment, stating it cannot commit to when updated modelling will be complete or publishable due to ongoing changes from the COVID-19 outbreak.
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10 Recommendation Rejected
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The Department explained that estimates of the number of nurses the NHS needs and where...
The Department explained that estimates of the number of nurses the NHS needs and where are not determined centrally but are produced locally through a bottom-up approach. NHSE&I said that local areas are currently revising their workforce plans in light … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the recommendation to publish its overall estimate of nurse numbers, stating it cannot commit to a publication timeline due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on modelling, while highlighting its commitment to 50,000 more nurses.
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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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