Seven-day NHS plans fail to address staffing needs, say MPs

Seven-day NHS plans fail to address staffing needs, say MPs Public accounts committee claims Jeremy Hunt does not know if supply of doctors and nurses can adequately meet demand

There has been “no coherent attempt” to assess how many staff will be needed to ensure that a seven-day NHS can function, parliament’s spending watchdog has found.

A report by the public accounts committee says the Department of Health (DH) has not yet worked out if the current supply of staff can adequately meet demand in the health service in England. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• Managing the supply of NHS clinical staff in England Public Accounts Select Committee
• NHS 'short of vital front-line staff' BBC News
• The Guardian view on statistics and NHS reforms: Jeremy Hunt’s number games | Editorial The Guardian
• Few of my patients want to see me at the weekend The Guardian
• Seven-day NHS plan contains 'serious flaws' and is 'completely uncosted' The Independent