The King's Fund - The health and care system is in crisis: what should (and shouldn't) be done? (3 August 2022)

Summary

In this blog for The King's Fund, Richard Murray examines the issues that are pushing the NHS into crisis and causing the lowest levels of public satisfaction since the 1990s. The primary cause of this emergency is the workforce crisis, an existing trend that has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

He examines the approaches that have been taken to similar crises in the past, and highlights the importance of the workforce plan that is due to be released by NHS England and Health Education England towards the end of the year.