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Thirty-Eighth Report - Managing NHS backlogs and waiting times in England
Public Accounts Committee
HC 729
Published 1 March 2023
Conclusions (2)
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Conclusion
Rejected
This report is the Committee’s second on NHS backlogs, the first being published in March 2022. We stated then that “the NHS will be less able to deal with backlogs if it does not address longstanding workforce issues”.44 For this inquiry we received evidence from five medical Royal Colleges. The …
Government Response Summary
The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation, but states all aspects of NHS performance, and their impact for delivery, are kept under continued review by the department and NHS England.
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Conclusion
Rejected
We asked the Department if it agreed that it was more sustainable to train more doctors, nurses and other health professionals domestically, rather than be over-reliant on international recruitment. It told us that this question would be part of the review that will lead to the workforce plan it will …
Government Response Summary
The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation, but states all aspects of NHS performance, and their impact for delivery, are kept under continued review by the department and NHS England.