1. Developing the Long Term NHS Plan and the Health and Care Workforce Strategy
Giles Denham
Director of Strategic Relationships
Health education England
4 October 2018 C

2. The NHS Long Term Plan (LTP)
On 18th June the Prime Minister set out a funding settlement for the NHS in England for the next five years. In return, the NHS has been asked to set out a long term plan for the future of the NHS by Autumn, setting out our ambitions for improvement over the next decade, and our plans to meet them over the five years of the funding settlement. Working groups have being established, bringing together local and national system leaders, partners and stakeholders, to shape the final plan. One of these groups focuses on workforce, although others are thinking about relevant staffing needs for their ideas.
4 October 2018

3. The LTP workforce ask
Taking account of existing trends and proposals for inclusion in the Long Term Plan, what is the size and shape of the workforce that we need by 2029?
What radical options do we have for improving and supporting our workforce?
How are we supporting staff to deliver the changes we are asking for and to ensure the NHS is a high quality employer?
4 October 2018

4. The draft Health and Care Workforce Strategy
Responses Jan-March 2018:
1,185 participated in the online workshop, including 143 organisations
Feedback captured from 32 events across the country
195 organisations also submitted responses directly

5. Key messages Good support for the six principles
Consensus across the workforce, but some issues for specific professional groups highlighted by organisations
Clear emerging priorities to address in the national strategy, but experiences of local working cultures also matter

6. Emerging Priorities – 1.Attracting people
Address public perceptions of careers in health and care
Introduce new qualifications and routes to employment
Ensure roles allow for future development
Protect funding for health services
Promote careers through school outreach

7. Emerging Priorities – 2. Modern, model employers
Protect time and funding for CPD and other development activities
Enable health and care organisations to support flexible working
Ensure staff are paid fairly
Create opportunities through apprenticeships

8. Emerging priorities – 3. Fit for the future
Ensure health and care systems work together effectively
Enable health and care staff to embrace the potential of technology
Develop new roles and specialities
Value carers and volunteers
Empower staff to improve outcomes

9. Initial LTP workforce messages 1
Secure the supply of the core staff the health system needs to provide high quality care now and in 10 years’ time
Work to make the NHS an employer of excellence, with great leadership and flexible working and rewards
Widen participation in NHS jobs so people from all backgrounds have the opportunity to contribute to healthcare and the NHS workforce in 10 years’ time better reflects the population it serves
23 February 2019
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10. Initial LTP workforce messages 2
Focus on creating an even more flexible and adaptable workforce through our investment in training and education of new and current staff
Provide broad pathways for careers in the NHS, and the opportunity for staff to contribute more and progress by developing their skills and experience
Enable local and regional workforce planning and transformation
23 February 2019
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