NHS 'no chance of training enough staff'

[Northerner]

The NHS in England has no chance of training enough GPs and nurses to solve the shortages it faces, experts say.

A report by three leading think tanks predicts that in the next five years nurse shortages will double and GP gaps nearly treble, without radical action.

The Nuffield Trust, Health Foundation and King's Fund says a combination of international recruitment, student grants and innovation is needed.

But the government is insisting plans are in place to recruit more staff.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47616491

 

[grovesy]

I am not surprised.

 

[mikeyB]

Nurses are paid more in NHS Scotland, and there are still bursaries for student nurses. I assume that’s the reason why most of the nurses I’ve seen in the various hospitals I’ve attended in Scotland were Scottish or English. The same applies to all hospital staff, apart from doctors. It’s partly because the Scottish government is pushing for every employer to pay the living wage, and shaming those who don’t.

The problem with nurse numbers in England started when the government abolished bursaries.

As far as GPs go, if the government in England could stop their habit of changing GP contracts every couple of years they might get more folk doing it. The latest change involves surgeries merging support staff - not just nurses and such, but also practice managers. This is teeing up surgeries being sold off to US private health companies. Who would be a GP?