We spoke to @Kevin_Fong about the impact the pandemic has had on #NHS staff mental health and wellbeing. There needs to be a focus on improving conditions for the workforce and staff retention. 💬 #ntsummit
🆕 We are delighted to announce that @Thea_Stein has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Nuffield Trust. She will take over from Nigel Edwards in September 2023.
We’re pleased to announce that @BecksFisher has been appointed as our new Director of Research and Policy. She’ll take up the post from this summer, heading up our team of expert researchers in health and social care policy.
A third of NHS staff are also #carers - much higher than in the general population. Caring responsibilities have a significant impact on someone’s ability to work.
Female NHS staff and those aged 51-65 are most likely to be caring for someone.
Read more: nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/what-…
We believe that the workforce challenges in the NHS now present a greater threat to the delivery and quality of health services than the funding challenges.
Here's what we think a Long Term Plan for the NHS must urgently address:
nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/the-h…
Each week we are sharing our ‘Chart of the week’ discussing the numbers behind the talking points. Today we’re highlighting health inequalities following reports that the most deprived areas are seeing twice as many #Covid_19 deaths: nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/chart…
🆕 @sallygainsbury looks at how much spending on the #NHS the main political parties have committed to in their election manifestos. How do they stack up and what will it mean for the NHS's spending over the coming years?
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Our analysis found that in the year to June 2022, 40,365 NHS #nurses in England left active service – equivalent to one in nine.
Leaders at every level need to urgently understand – and act on – the reasons why staff have left and intend to leave.
🧵 Our analysis lays bare the scale of losses and waste from clinical staff dropping out of training and opting out of careers in the #NHS. This should be urgently tackled through initiatives including a scheme that gradually writes off their student debt.