Colin Macdougall and colleagues discuss the challenges facing the UK National Health Service, citing workforce shortages and a crisis in healthcare. The NHS published a long term workforce plan in 2023 with ambitious goals to address these issues, including increasing medical school places, general practitioner training places, nursing training places, and dentistry training places. The plan also outlines intentions to train more, retain staff better, and reform working practices, education, and training. The scale of ambition is unprecedented, with a 15-year plan aiming to put staffing on a sustainable footing. Expansion strategies have also been developed for Scotland and Wales to address workforce sustainability and expansion.
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Education is essential for implementing the NHS workforce plan
