NHS Long Term Government's plan is big on ambition, so why is it short of nurses' support?

摘要

Major concerns have been raised over how the vision for nursing contained in the NHS Long Term Plan will be delivered. The plan, published in January, sets out the government's ten-year blueprint for the NHS in England, with a focus on prevention, digital access to services and alleviating workforce pressures. But critics say the strategy's aims for healthcare are undeliverable as long as the NHS staffing crisis continues. Of the current 108,000 vacancies, more than 40,000 are nurses' posts. And then there is the climate of political instability stemming from Brexit.