Government Asleep At The Wheel As Nhs Job Vacancies Hit Stunning High

The number of unfilled NHS jobs hit a new high of 132,000 in June, according to new figures, prompting health chiefs to issue dire warnings to ministers of an “overwhelming NHS crisis”. The vacancy rate now stands at 9.7 percent, records show, with 46,828 nursing positions unfilled and 10,582 doctor positions remaining vacant. The figures emerged as health secretary Steve Barclay claimed the billions spent on administration across the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) needed to be “streamlined” so the money was used on frontline care. Mr Barclay told a Policy Exchange event on Thursday that the Government had set up an “international recruitment taskforce” as part of its response to the high number of vacancies in the NHS. Does this story affect you? Email [email protected] Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary and chief executive Pat Cullen said nurses listening to Mr Barclay’s speech would “think the government really is asleep at the wheel”. He said: “Two weeks before we open our strike ballot, these hard numbers reveal what is happening in NHS England – record numbers of unpaid nursing posts and rising fast too. Tens of thousands of experienced nurses left last year at this time [when] we can’t afford to lose a professional and patients are paying a heavy price.” The head of the RCN urged the incoming prime minister to “give nursing staff a fair pay award as part of tackling the all-encompassing NHS crisis”. Alex, a young nurse from Bristol, said: “I see a lot of my colleagues leaving the NHS to do nursing, where you have flexibility when you work and get paid what you’re worth. It’s something they don’t like. “Personally, I have seriously considered not giving up nursing, but leaving the country. Australia and New Zealand pay their nurses better and have a better work-life balance.” He said the health and social care sectors are “bent over a barrel” by the government, which has rejected industry demands to raise wages to match rising inflation. Interim chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, said the new NHS job vacancy figures were “amazing” and “further proof that the NHS simply does not have enough staff to deliver what is being asked of it”. Recent figures for adult social care services show that vacancy rates are even higher for this sector, with 165,000 vacancies at the end of 2021-2022 and a vacancy rate of 12 per cent as of July. Setting out his key priorities for the NHS, Mr Barclay said the “number one” task for the DHSC was to tackle ambulance delivery delays. He said the focus was on reducing arrears in a “small number of trusts”, which account for almost half of arrears nationally. Figures from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives show more than 100,000 patients are likely to have been affected this year by delays. Ahead of the speech, the health secretary was expected to suggest reducing NHS priorities in a bid to deal with a difficult winter. It has been reported that areas facing cuts will include cancer, mental health and maternity services. However, in his speech, the health secretary described these areas as “big priorities for the NHS”. When challenged about the reports, he said: “There are lots and lots of smaller things that the NHS has said it prioritises”, adding that it would be up to local leaders to decide the top areas they would like to focus on. Mr Barclay also discussed longer-term priorities for the health service, arguing that there are 53,000 staff in organizations across the NHS in England “where the majority do not provide direct patient care”, adding that this figure does not include management positions. He continued: “My point is that this is not just a matter of cost. It is also a matter of efficiency. Because too much management can distract from the front line. Staff at the center need to streamline the administrative burden on those on the front line and not risk overburdening them.” Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “The Health Secretary has expressed his ambition to reduce both the overall numbers and costs associated with running the NHS. At best this is a false economy, and at worst it will further damage the NHS. “The hard truth is that the new government will inherit an NHS in deep crisis, with 138,000 staff vacancies, one in seven patients waiting to be discharged from hospital due to a lack of social care provision and severe under-investment in NHS buildings and estates. What NHS leaders urgently need to see is a clear and coherent plan to address this health service emergency.”

title: “Government Asleep At The Wheel As Nhs Job Vacancies Hit Stunning High Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-28” author: “Anthony Rainey”

The number of unfilled NHS jobs hit a new high of 132,000 in June, according to new figures, prompting health chiefs to issue dire warnings to ministers of an “overwhelming NHS crisis”. The vacancy rate now stands at 9.7 percent, records show, with 46,828 nursing positions unfilled and 10,582 doctor positions remaining vacant. The figures emerged as health secretary Steve Barclay claimed the billions spent on administration across the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) needed to be “streamlined” so the money was used on frontline care. Mr Barclay told a Policy Exchange event on Thursday that the Government had set up an “international recruitment taskforce” as part of its response to the high number of vacancies in the NHS. Does this story affect you? Email [email protected] Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary and chief executive Pat Cullen said nurses listening to Mr Barclay’s speech would “think the government really is asleep at the wheel”. He said: “Two weeks before we open our strike ballot, these hard numbers reveal what is happening in NHS England – record numbers of unpaid nursing posts and rising fast too. Tens of thousands of experienced nurses left last year at this time [when] we can’t afford to lose a professional and patients are paying a heavy price.” The head of the RCN urged the incoming prime minister to “give nursing staff a fair pay award as part of tackling the all-encompassing NHS crisis”. Alex, a young nurse from Bristol, said: “I see a lot of my colleagues leaving the NHS to do nursing, where you have flexibility when you work and get paid what you’re worth. It’s something they don’t like. “Personally, I have seriously considered not giving up nursing, but leaving the country. Australia and New Zealand pay their nurses better and have a better work-life balance.” He said the health and social care sectors are “bent over a barrel” by the government, which has rejected industry demands to raise wages to match rising inflation. Interim chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, said the new NHS job vacancy figures were “amazing” and “further proof that the NHS simply does not have enough staff to deliver what is being asked of it”. Recent figures for adult social care services show that vacancy rates are even higher for this sector, with 165,000 vacancies at the end of 2021-2022 and a vacancy rate of 12 per cent as of July. Setting out his key priorities for the NHS, Mr Barclay said the “number one” task for the DHSC was to tackle ambulance delivery delays. He said the focus was on reducing arrears in a “small number of trusts”, which account for almost half of arrears nationally. Figures from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives show more than 100,000 patients are likely to have been affected this year by delays. Ahead of the speech, the health secretary was expected to suggest reducing NHS priorities in a bid to deal with a difficult winter. It has been reported that areas facing cuts will include cancer, mental health and maternity services. However, in his speech, the health secretary described these areas as “big priorities for the NHS”. When challenged about the reports, he said: “There are lots and lots of smaller things that the NHS has said it prioritises”, adding that it would be up to local leaders to decide the top areas they would like to focus on. Mr Barclay also discussed longer-term priorities for the health service, arguing that there are 53,000 staff in organizations across the NHS in England “where the majority do not provide direct patient care”, adding that this figure does not include management positions. He continued: “My point is that this is not just a matter of cost. It is also a matter of efficiency. Because too much management can distract from the front line. Staff at the center need to streamline the administrative burden on those on the front line and not risk overburdening them.” Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “The Health Secretary has expressed his ambition to reduce both the overall numbers and costs associated with running the NHS. At best this is a false economy, and at worst it will further damage the NHS. “The hard truth is that the new government will inherit an NHS in deep crisis, with 138,000 staff vacancies, one in seven patients waiting to be discharged from hospital due to a lack of social care provision and severe under-investment in NHS buildings and estates. What NHS leaders urgently need to see is a clear and coherent plan to address this health service emergency.”

title: “Government Asleep At The Wheel As Nhs Job Vacancies Hit Stunning High Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-25” author: “Rickie Rice”

The number of unfilled NHS jobs hit a new high of 132,000 in June, according to new figures, prompting health chiefs to issue dire warnings to ministers of an “overwhelming NHS crisis”. The vacancy rate now stands at 9.7 percent, records show, with 46,828 nursing positions unfilled and 10,582 doctor positions remaining vacant. The figures emerged as health secretary Steve Barclay claimed the billions spent on administration across the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) needed to be “streamlined” so the money was used on frontline care. Mr Barclay told a Policy Exchange event on Thursday that the Government had set up an “international recruitment taskforce” as part of its response to the high number of vacancies in the NHS. Does this story affect you? Email [email protected] Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary and chief executive Pat Cullen said nurses listening to Mr Barclay’s speech would “think the government really is asleep at the wheel”. He said: “Two weeks before we open our strike ballot, these hard numbers reveal what is happening in NHS England – record numbers of unpaid nursing posts and rising fast too. Tens of thousands of experienced nurses left last year at this time [when] we can’t afford to lose a professional and patients are paying a heavy price.” The head of the RCN urged the incoming prime minister to “give nursing staff a fair pay award as part of tackling the all-encompassing NHS crisis”. Alex, a young nurse from Bristol, said: “I see a lot of my colleagues leaving the NHS to do nursing, where you have flexibility when you work and get paid what you’re worth. It’s something they don’t like. “Personally, I have seriously considered not giving up nursing, but leaving the country. Australia and New Zealand pay their nurses better and have a better work-life balance.” He said the health and social care sectors are “bent over a barrel” by the government, which has rejected industry demands to raise wages to match rising inflation. Interim chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, said the new NHS job vacancy figures were “amazing” and “further proof that the NHS simply does not have enough staff to deliver what is being asked of it”. Recent figures for adult social care services show that vacancy rates are even higher for this sector, with 165,000 vacancies at the end of 2021-2022 and a vacancy rate of 12 per cent as of July. Setting out his key priorities for the NHS, Mr Barclay said the “number one” task for the DHSC was to tackle ambulance delivery delays. He said the focus was on reducing arrears in a “small number of trusts”, which account for almost half of arrears nationally. Figures from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives show more than 100,000 patients are likely to have been affected this year by delays. Ahead of the speech, the health secretary was expected to suggest reducing NHS priorities in a bid to deal with a difficult winter. It has been reported that areas facing cuts will include cancer, mental health and maternity services. However, in his speech, the health secretary described these areas as “big priorities for the NHS”. When challenged about the reports, he said: “There are lots and lots of smaller things that the NHS has said it prioritises”, adding that it would be up to local leaders to decide the top areas they would like to focus on. Mr Barclay also discussed longer-term priorities for the health service, arguing that there are 53,000 staff in organizations across the NHS in England “where the majority do not provide direct patient care”, adding that this figure does not include management positions. He continued: “My point is that this is not just a matter of cost. It is also a matter of efficiency. Because too much management can distract from the front line. Staff at the center need to streamline the administrative burden on those on the front line and not risk overburdening them.” Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “The Health Secretary has expressed his ambition to reduce both the overall numbers and costs associated with running the NHS. At best this is a false economy, and at worst it will further damage the NHS. “The hard truth is that the new government will inherit an NHS in deep crisis, with 138,000 staff vacancies, one in seven patients waiting to be discharged from hospital due to a lack of social care provision and severe under-investment in NHS buildings and estates. What NHS leaders urgently need to see is a clear and coherent plan to address this health service emergency.”

title: “Government Asleep At The Wheel As Nhs Job Vacancies Hit Stunning High Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Luis Cox”

The number of unfilled NHS jobs hit a new high of 132,000 in June, according to new figures, prompting health chiefs to issue dire warnings to ministers of an “overwhelming NHS crisis”. The vacancy rate now stands at 9.7 percent, records show, with 46,828 nursing positions unfilled and 10,582 doctor positions remaining vacant. The figures emerged as health secretary Steve Barclay claimed the billions spent on administration across the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) needed to be “streamlined” so the money was used on frontline care. Mr Barclay told a Policy Exchange event on Thursday that the Government had set up an “international recruitment taskforce” as part of its response to the high number of vacancies in the NHS. Does this story affect you? Email [email protected] Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary and chief executive Pat Cullen said nurses listening to Mr Barclay’s speech would “think the government really is asleep at the wheel”. He said: “Two weeks before we open our strike ballot, these hard numbers reveal what is happening in NHS England – record numbers of unpaid nursing posts and rising fast too. Tens of thousands of experienced nurses left last year at this time [when] we can’t afford to lose a professional and patients are paying a heavy price.” The head of the RCN urged the incoming prime minister to “give nursing staff a fair pay award as part of tackling the all-encompassing NHS crisis”. Alex, a young nurse from Bristol, said: “I see a lot of my colleagues leaving the NHS to do nursing, where you have flexibility when you work and get paid what you’re worth. It’s something they don’t like. “Personally, I have seriously considered not giving up nursing, but leaving the country. Australia and New Zealand pay their nurses better and have a better work-life balance.” He said the health and social care sectors are “bent over a barrel” by the government, which has rejected industry demands to raise wages to match rising inflation. Interim chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, said the new NHS job vacancy figures were “amazing” and “further proof that the NHS simply does not have enough staff to deliver what is being asked of it”. Recent figures for adult social care services show that vacancy rates are even higher for this sector, with 165,000 vacancies at the end of 2021-2022 and a vacancy rate of 12 per cent as of July. Setting out his key priorities for the NHS, Mr Barclay said the “number one” task for the DHSC was to tackle ambulance delivery delays. He said the focus was on reducing arrears in a “small number of trusts”, which account for almost half of arrears nationally. Figures from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives show more than 100,000 patients are likely to have been affected this year by delays. Ahead of the speech, the health secretary was expected to suggest reducing NHS priorities in a bid to deal with a difficult winter. It has been reported that areas facing cuts will include cancer, mental health and maternity services. However, in his speech, the health secretary described these areas as “big priorities for the NHS”. When challenged about the reports, he said: “There are lots and lots of smaller things that the NHS has said it prioritises”, adding that it would be up to local leaders to decide the top areas they would like to focus on. Mr Barclay also discussed longer-term priorities for the health service, arguing that there are 53,000 staff in organizations across the NHS in England “where the majority do not provide direct patient care”, adding that this figure does not include management positions. He continued: “My point is that this is not just a matter of cost. It is also a matter of efficiency. Because too much management can distract from the front line. Staff at the center need to streamline the administrative burden on those on the front line and not risk overburdening them.” Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “The Health Secretary has expressed his ambition to reduce both the overall numbers and costs associated with running the NHS. At best this is a false economy, and at worst it will further damage the NHS. “The hard truth is that the new government will inherit an NHS in deep crisis, with 138,000 staff vacancies, one in seven patients waiting to be discharged from hospital due to a lack of social care provision and severe under-investment in NHS buildings and estates. What NHS leaders urgently need to see is a clear and coherent plan to address this health service emergency.”