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Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care

Inquiry

Reasons behind staff leaving the health and social care sectors and how to tackle them will be examined in a new inquiry. Workforce recruitment and training will also be explored.

The Committee has heard repeatedly that more staff will be needed to meet future demand and deal with the backlog caused by the pandemic. Existing staff shortages affect the current delivery of services to patients.

Learn more about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Wednesday 19 January 2022.

Work news

Government acts on workforce crisis following MPs’ recommendations

Committee publishes responses from the Government to two separate reports focusing on workforce

Persistent understaffing of NHS a serious risk to patient safety, warn MPs

Health and Social Care Committee report on Workforce: recruitment, training, and retention in Health and Social Care published

MPs to examine impact of NHS backlog on general practice

Health and Social Care Committee hears first-hand experience of care workers

MPs to question Health Secretary about staffing crisis in NHS and social care

Committee to question Sajid Javid in the final session of the inquiry into the recruitment, training and retention of staff

MPs to examine challenges to high street dentistry in workforce inquiry

Health and Social Care Committee hears from the British Dental Association

MPs to examine challenges to train more doctors to tackle NHS workforce crisis

Health and Social Care Committee continues Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care inquiry

MPs examine reasons behind staff exiting NHS and social care workforce

Health and Social Care Committee continues its inquiry into Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care

Challenges of staff recruitment to NHS and social care roles to be examined by MPs

MPs will examine the challenges of recruiting health and social care staff to relieve the pressure of endemic workforce shortages

25 February 2022

MPs to examine how to end staff drain from NHS and social care to tackle workforce crisis

MPs to examine how to end staff drain from NHS and social care to tackle workforce crisis

24 November 2021

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Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
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Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA