NHS staffing levels are at crisis point, so why isn’t it allowed to plan for the future?

NHS staffing levels are at crisis point, so why isn’t it allowed to plan for the future? | Andrew Goddard No organisation operates without knowing its workforce needs, but the government is keeping the health service in the dark.

Last week, the delivery plan for tackling the Covid-19 backlog of elective care was published with a clear recognition that “to succeed we have to grow and support our workforce”. While the number of patients waiting for care has risen to 6 million, we mustn’t forget that this figure was an eye-watering 4.4 million before the pandemic had even begun. We in the NHS have long known that staffing numbers have been the limiting factor in keeping up with ever-growing patient need and demand. The Guardian