New NHS People Plan addresses staffing crisis in health and care

NHS England and NHS Improvement have published the interim NHS People Plan that sets a vision for how people working in the NHS will be supported to deliver care and identifies the actions it will take to help them.   The plan was developed collaboratively with national leaders and partners including the British Medical Association (BMA), the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), NHS managers and staff unions and focuses on three key areas: recruiting more staff, making the NHS a great place to work, and equipping the NHS to meet the challenges of 21st-century healthcare.  The plan also argues that as well as recruiting more