Closing the gap Key areas for action on the health and care workforce

Staffing is the make-or-break issue for the NHS in England. This report sets out a series of policy actions that should be at the heart of the workforce implementation plan.

The full report includes the following chapters:

1. Introduction
2. Training: supply of new staff
3. Pay and reward: ensuring pay policy supports recruitment and retention
4. A good employer: making the NHS a better place to work and build a career
5. Workforce redesign: the right teams with the right skills and technological support
6. Supply of new staff: international recruitment
7. Closing the gap: modelling the impact of reform and funding on nursing and GP shortages
8. Social care: pay, recruitment and retention
9. Next steps and conclusion
10. Full table of recommendations