Nigel Jones tackles the everlasting question of workforce planning in light of recent developments in the dental sector.

Scottish Labour have warned the next first minister that the NHS “cannot survive” if the workforce crisis is not resolved. Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan are in the SNP leadership race to ...

Labour candidate Eva Kestner warns this is ‘worrying’ given how heavily the maternity service in Caithness relies on midwives ...

SNP ministers have been accused of “abysmal” workforce planning after it emerged more than 9,000 midwifery shifts were left ...

The Government recently released its long-awaited plan for solving deep-rooted staffing problems in the NHS. The Week takes a look at whether it can deliver. Why do we need a workforce plan? The NHS ...

Current NHS workforce plans are "a smart looking car minus the engine" An editorial published by The BMJ today raises important concerns about the health and wellbeing of the NHS workforce after a ...

The dispute between resident doctors and the Department of Health and Social Care has reached a point of deadlock, with more strikes happening in the run up to Christmas. Although pay restoration has ...

"We are sleepwalking into an avoidable crisis of care for older people," the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned. It said that a combination of a rapidly ageing population and a lack of NHS ...

Recruitment, training and retention of NHS staff and digital transformation will be put at the heart of the NHS in England, under new reforms announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social ...

There are not enough specially trained doctors to look after an ageing population, leading medics have warned. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said the NHS is “woefully underprepared” to deal ...

MSPs quiz the chief medical officer and the chief executive of NHS Scotland over NHS workforce planning Scottish government ministers are quizzed during general questions Nicola Sturgeon faces ...

MSPs quiz the chief medical officer and the chief executive of NHS Scotland over NHS workforce planning Scottish government ministers are quizzed during general questions Nicola Sturgeon faces ...