The President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow today welcomed the publication of the UK Government’s long-awaited NHS Workforce Plan.
The plan, which is set to be implemented over 15 years, will see ‘record numbers’ of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff being trained in England.
It also focuses on meeting the challenges of a growing and ageing population by recruiting and retaining hundreds of thousands more staff and working in new ways.
Mike McKirdy, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, said: “This is an historic moment. The NHS has long needed a workforce plan and I particularly welcome the expansion of medical student and trainee doctor numbers and commend the commitment to retain our greatest resource – those currently working in the NHS. “Wellbeing, and compassionate leadership, should be key priorities for the NHS in the years ahead if we are to create the workforce our NHS needs and deserves.”