For specific types of nursing, the trends vary. In , nurses were added to the list of shortage occupations by the Migration Advisory Committee a non-departmental public body that advises the Government on migration issues , albeit initially on a temporary basis.
This list was refreshed in October , in which nursing still featured as a role experiencing significant shortages Around , people are substantively employed by the English NHS to care for people who need mental health services.
The largest group of clinicians are registered mental health nurses, but their numbers have been in decline. Our recent research 12 looked at how inaccurate perceptions and lack of clarity on the roles within mental health services can be a barrier to increasing this workforce.
In , the Migration Advisory Committee added core psychiatry training to the list of occupations experiencing a shortage of staff. That said, the refreshed shortage occupation list cites all medical practitioners as a profession experiencing workforce gaps. Psychologists, a key group of mental health staff, have also been added to the list of occupation shortages. In , a significant training plan was published which intends to reverse the decline and expand the numbers of staff working in mental health by 19, by Our recent report 16 on participation and progression in psychology careers included recommendations for enhancing awareness of different roles and professions that psychology graduates can especially contribute to.
Year-on-year increases saw full-time equivalent ambulance staff numbers rise from 30, in September to 42, in February However, it is difficult to understand the trend over the same time period for ambulance support staff due to changes in how the data was collected.
Historically, ambulance staff have reported negative experiences in the NHS staff survey relative to other staff groups This group scored consistently lower on matters of equality, diversity and inclusion; health and wellbeing; morale; and working in a safe environment, amongst others. The wider professionally qualified clinical and scientific workforce account for a large proportion of hospital and community staff, with over , "scientific, therapeutic and technical" full-time equivalents in February The clinical support workforce are frontline staff who are typically not registered professionals, but deliver a large proportion of hands-on patient care.
Our recent research looks specifically at mental health support staff, where we found that the same promise of good working conditions and training and development to all NHS staff was often not afforded to support staff This follows failure to make any headway against a ambition to increase the number of GPs by 5, by In fact, the data shows that since there has been a decline of fully qualified, permanent GPs working in England.
Previous analysis suggests practices that reported data in more deprived areas have fewer GPs per person on their list than those in less deprived areas.
On average there were 1, patients on GP lists for each doctor in the least deprived fifth, compared to 2, in the most deprived Although there are attempts to improve equity in GP supply across the country 21 , these initiatives must be able to constantly identify and monitor areas with the greatest patient need. The number of practice nurses has hovered around the 24, mark for several years. This equates to 17, full-time posts as seven out of 10 practice nurses work less than full time.
Since there have been significant falls in the level of nursing in community health services. We previously looked at the wider community nursing workforce in more detail highlighting that the trend in these vital workers has varied between the different roles. Many of the shortfalls in staff are filled albeit temporarily day to day.
Even where vacancies are filled there can be negative consequences. While efforts have been made to manage the cost of temporary staff, it can still be a huge drain on overstretched finances. Using temporary staff can also be disruptive to health services and reduce the ability to deliver continuity of care to patients.
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In this joint report with the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation, we set out the policy actions that need to be at the heart of the workforce implementation plan due to be published later this year. Commissioned report The courage of compassion: Supporting nurses and midwives to deliver high-quality care This report, commissioned by the RCN Foundation, explores the causes and consequences of poor mental health and wellbeing among nurses and midwives, and seeks to identify solutions to these issues and examples of good practice.
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