Hugh Pym looks at whether the PM's workforce plan is the right way to fix problems in the health service.
in England, which he says will put the service on a secure footing for the long-term. But despite the prime minister's pledge there are still many questions.The plan is funded for the first five years but for 10 years after that there is an assumption that future governments will find the money to keep up with the required growth in training places.
Health think tanks and charities were queueing up to welcome the plan as it had adopted the policies called for by most experts. Productivity assumptions were included. Some of the medical Royal Colleges have noted the plan is ambitious and they want to see more detail.But, the precise workings of this scheme will need time to work out.Most large organisations drawing up a workforce plan would have a section on appropriate remuneration to attract and motivate the best staff.Image caption,NHS pay is the preserve of the government and it is ministers who decide.
It takes several years to train clinical professionals and the expansion of new places at medical schools and universities won't begin until the autumn of 2024.
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