Summary
As COVID-19 hit England last spring, the health service faced workforce shortages of over 100,000 staff. Around 40% of the staffing shortfall was in nursing. Capacity constraints of all kinds have been an important backdrop to the management of the pandemic. Equipment and buildings matter, but throughout COVID-19 the key risk was not having enough staff to safely treat all the patients needing care. Anita Charlesworth discusses what action is now required.
The Health Foundation: What action is required to make NHS workforce shortages a thing of the past? (13 May 2021)
https://www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/blogs/what-action-is-required-to-make-nhs-workforce-shortages-a-thing-of-the-past?utm_campaign=12378319_REAL%20Centre%20Update%20May%20%20COLD&utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Health%20Foundation&dm_i=4Y2,7DB67,
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