How has the NHS People Plan 2020/21 influenced the future of the NHS as an employer?

How has the NHS People Plan 2020/21 influenced the future of the NHS as an employer? In 2020, we published an analysis of the economic influence of the NHS as an employer at the local level that found that in many areas of England, the NHS provider sector was not only the biggest employer, but offered higher wages and more opportunities for professional development than most other local employers. When we published the report, the NHS People Plan 2020/21 was on the horizon. Now almost a year after the Plan was published, what has it revealed about how NHS England wants to guide employment practices in the NHS in the future, and how well does that match the changes in the economy so far as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic? The King's Fund