The South West Clinical Senate notes that the workforce has been a key component within recent service reconfiguration proposals, often precipitated by Systems experiencing workforce challenges.
Crucial to the delivery of safe and sustainable patient care, is having the right levels of skilled workforce. Systems and organisations need to secure and retain a competent and confident workforce to enable them to deliver healthcare services that are both safe and sustainable.
The challenges around addressing the current shortfall in the health and care workforce are many and complex.