College Fellows welcome the health and care workforce strategy for England, and believe that its aims and objectives should be supported. However, there is concern that the NHS in England has a very complex management system and is plagued by many costly initiatives which are not based on evidence and do not have a clear strategic plan. A radical rethink is required to declutter the many costly initiatives that are hindering the NHS in England and to address the unprecedented challenges that are impacting on the workforce and, ultimately, on patient care.
The Government must ensure that initiatives which are being pursued in the NHS have strong evidence to support them, are thoroughly evaluated for outcome, and will lead to solid and sustainable improvements in the long term.
