Recommendations & Conclusions
4 items
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Recommendation
Third Report - Workforce: recruitment, …
Accepted in Part
In the absence of an independent mechanism to assess the increase necessary, we agree with the recommendation of the Medical Schools Council and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges that the number of medical school places in the UK should be increased by 5,000 from c.9,500 per year to 14,500. …
Government response. The government partially accepted the recommendation, noting it had already funded an additional 1,500 medical school places and temporarily lifted caps, and stated that a forthcoming Long Term Workforce Plan will set out actions to ensure sufficient staff, but it …
Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
Third Report - Workforce: recruitment, …
Accepted in Part
NHS England must ensure that temporary, bank, and agency staff are given full access to NHS training to allow them to level up their skills, to ensure that they are able to sign up for additional shifts. (Paragraph 141) Working culture, including the experience of ethnic minority health and care …
Government response. The government agrees in part to provide better training and career development pathways in social care to drive recruitment and retention and commits to improving knowledge, skills, health and wellbeing and recruitment policies, providing resources through Skills for Care, and …
Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
Third Report - Workforce: recruitment, …
Accepted in Part
The Government should report on how many care workers have been issued with Health and Care Worker visas since the scheme was launched. The salary requirement for the visa should be decreased to the average salary for a social care worker. Care workers should be considered skilled and added to …
Government response. The government reported that 56,900 care worker visas were granted in 2022, noting that care workers were added to the Health and Care Visa and Shortage Occupation List in February 2022. However, they rejected the recommendation to reduce the minimum …
Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion
Third Report - Workforce: recruitment, …
Accepted in Part
The NHS must undertake a review of its recruitment processes to ensure that no international health and care staff are being subject to punitive repayment clauses in their contracts. Those who are subject to repayment clauses must be released from them, and future NHS contracts must not contain repayment clauses.
Government response. NHS England (NHSE) requires all trusts to follow the UK Ethical Code of Practice, which has been updated to ensure repayment clauses are transparent, proportionate, flexible, and taper down over time. NHSE will continue to explore further guidance with partners.
Department of Health and Social Care