Workforce

Over a million people in England work for the NHS, providing high quality care every day. Government, NHS arm's length bodies, unions, professional colleges, and regulators all have a role to play in workforce matters and employment relations. But NHS provider boards must have the autonomy to fulfil their responsibilities in leading confident, well-run organisations and supporting, developing, and empowering their workforces.

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To provide for the future we need to support an empowered and affordable NHS workforce with the right skills and in the right numbers.

Priorities for the NHS workforce – we have identified five priorities for the NHS workforce:

Lead cultural change by example and support staff engagement
Recognise that the NHS relies on dynamic, capable, and diverse local leadership
Make pay, terms and conditions fit for purpose
Base staffing decisions on local clinical judgement, not blunt national targets
Let NHS providers drive workforce planning

Pay review bodies – in respect of making pay, terms and conditions fit for purpose we submit evidence annually to the pay review bodies for the NHS. For the pay round for 2015/16 we submitted evidence to special remits looking at reform of terms and conditions in light of seven day services.

Equality and diversity – we believe there is a business case for race equality, and equality more generally. We are working in particular to support providers in respect of the new Workforce Race Equality Standard.

State of the NHS provider sector - 11/16

Report 29 Nov

A report providing what we hope will be a valuable commentary on the provider sector

Summary of statutory board meetings: the CQC and HEE, June 2017

Briefing 20 Jun

A summary of the Care Quality Commission and Health Education England's June board meetings.

We need to talk about the future of the NHS

Blog 05 Jun

Chris Hopson writes that the general election campaign has failed to address the demand and workforce issues facing the long term future of the health service

Investing in success – NHS priorities for politicians over the next five years

Blog 24 May

Senior public affairs manager Ferelith Gaze discusses the key NHS priorities facing the incoming government

CLOSED: Roundtable on social care funding and managing NHS winter pressures

Meetings 23 May

23 May 2017, 10:00

Central London, location TBC

A roundtable to explore the extent to which the additional funding for social care is benefitting the NHS.

Record numbers of nursing jobs vacant

News 14 May

NHS Providers responds to new data published by the Royal College of Nursing which finds unfilled nursing posts in England have doubled since 2013

Worries over NHS staffing a key election concern

News 08 May

NHS Providers launches seven point manifesto for the NHS ahead of the general election arguing that politicians must address growing concerns over workforce

Pay restraint has had its day

Blog 08 May

Saffron Cordery sets out what the new government needs to do to keep the NHS ship afloat

Our NHS - forget the football it's time to face the facts

Blog 04 May

Saffron Cordery, director of policy and strategy sets out why the NHS should be more than a "political football" in this general election.

Health must be “front and centre” of Brexit negotiations

News 28 Apr

We respond to a Health Select Committee report which warns of the impact of Brexit on the morale of EU staff in the NHS

New report shows welcome progress but much more to do to deliver racial equality in the NHS

News 19 Apr

Saffron Cordery responds to the second annual Workforce Race Equality Standard report

NHS Providers welcomes Lords’ call to action

News 05 Apr

We respond to the Long-term sustainability of the NHS report published by the House of Lords Select Committee

Five key Brexit issues for the healthcare sector

Blog 04 Apr

Director of policy and strategy, Saffron Cordery writes for Public Finance Perspectives about the five key issues for health and social care during Article 50 negotiations

NHS Providers comments on the NHS five year forward view delivery plan

News 31 Mar

NHS Providers responds to NHS England's 'Next steps on the NHS five year forward view'

Staffing of health and social care must be Brexit priority

News 29 Mar

Cavendish Coalition issues statement on priorities for government to maintain safe and high quality health and social care post-Brexit

Doctors’ fears for patient safety under demand pressures

News 16 Mar

We respond to a new survey by the Royal College of Physicians which shows 74% of physicians are worried about their abiility to deliver safe patient care

Increased engagement shows NHS staff rising to the challenge

News 07 Mar

We respond to the results of the NHS England staff engagement survey for 2016

Statement following initial discussion to improve support for doctors

News 15 Feb

An update following our recent discussion we co-hosted with NHS Improvement and FMLM

Summary of statutory board meetings: CQC, January 2017

Briefing 26 Jan

A summary of the Care Quality Commission's January board meeting

On the day briefing: CQC and NHS Improvement launch of December consultations

Briefing 20 Dec

This briefing provides a summary of the CQC and NHS Improvement consultations launched in December 2016.

Contacts

Paul Myatt

Policy advisor - workforce 020 7304 6815 paul.myatt@nhsproviders.org