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1/10 Today’s NHS interim People Plan is a good and important milestone in addressing the widespread and serious workforce challenges the NHS faces. Our formal reaction here: nhsproviders.org/news-blogs/new…
2/10 We strongly welcome the way the interim NHS People Plan was created. We have argued for a long time that the NHS has suffered badly from responsibility for workforce being diffused across too many different bodies. This process brought everyone together for 1st time. Hurrah!
3/10 Today’s new interim People Plan crucially acknowledges the scale of workforce challenge the NHS now faces. You can’t solve a problem until you clearly admit you’ve got one and you are publicly open about the scale of it, as well. Important step forward by itself....
4/10 Acknowledging the scale of the current NHS workforce challenge was also vital for frontline staff. They need to know that their concerns have been heard and there is a real and genuine commitment to address them. There was a worry national leaders weren’t listening [enough].
5/10 Key element of today’s Interim People Plan is explicit acknowledgement that whilst more staff [and money] is important it’s not enough. Culture, behaviours, making NHS best place to work and developing outstanding leaders from ward to board just as, if not more, important.
6/10 Interim People Plan’s progress on pensions issue is welcome. It’s just a shame it’s taken so long [and we need to check the proposal addresses the issues]. Good example of where new NHS people board / advisory group should enable us to deal with similar issues faster.
7/10 I have no doubt that some naysayers will be out in force commenting on today’s Interim People Plan - is that all etc? Far better to concentrate on positive steps forward rather than bemoan what couldn’t be there. The clue is in the title....
8/10 This could only ever be an Interim People Plan as a lot remains to be settled in the Spending Review. But don’t underestimate the power and importance of everyone coming together and agreeing a clear way forward on these issues - that’s a much needed first.
9/10 Interim People Plan also vitally important because it fires the starting gun on a whole range of new, much needed, work e.g. what the offer to our staff actually is; what the compact with leaders should be and how we should all behave to each other. Real momentum created.
10/10 Resepct to @didoharding and @julianhartley1 for leading such a rapid and effective process. Bringing everyone together to work collaboratively, asking a provider CEO to be executive lead and moving at pace really works. Much more of this please - good way of working!
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