To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Ministerial Commission to Health Education England in May 2021 on refreshing the long-term strategic framework for health and social care workforce planning, when the Government plans to publish the findings of the review.
Answered on
21 November 2022
In July 2021, the Department commissioned Health Education England to review long term strategic trends for the health and regulated social care workforce. To supplement this work, the Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long term workforce plan.
The Government has committed to publishing a comprehensive workforce plan in 2023, which will include independently verified forecasts for the number of doctors, nurses and other professionals required, taking into account improvements in retention and productivity.