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Recommendation 7
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NHSE&I told us that the advent of COVID-19 meant that workforce planning over a horizon...
Conclusion
NHSE&I told us that the advent of COVID-19 meant that workforce planning over a horizon of three to four years was not currently possible, and at the moment the main focus of the system was on winter planning. It thought it would be possible to make a longer-term plan after winter, once the impacts of COVID-19 on service levels are clearer.11 Understanding how many nurses the NHS needs and where
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 3 February 2021. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗