Revised workforce plan expected by summer, but CCA demands immediate action

The government has decided to refresh the NHS workforce plan, prioritising on shifting care from hospitals and into the community.

The revised plan, expected to be unveiled in the summer 2025, aims to ensure the workforce is used effectively to support the delivery of the upcoming 10-Year
Health Plan.

Health secretary Wes Streeting explained the need to revise the plan citing Lord Darzi’s report, which highlighted the dire state of the NHS, including
that “too many people end up in hospital because there aren’t the resources in the community to reach patients earlier.”

“Our 10 Year Health Plan will deliver 3 big shifts in the focus of healthcare: from hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention.

“We will refresh the NHS workforce plan to fit the transformed health service we will build over the next decade, so the NHS has the staff it needs to treat
patients on time again,” Streeting said.