Holding back the tide - extending working lives in the NHS

摘要

It is increasingly likely that the NHS will experience unprecedented staff shortages over the next 10 years. This has serious implications for service provision and the wellbeing of the staff that remain. The abolishment of the mandatory retirement age and changes to the UK state pension age (currently 67) means that people are now having to work for longer. Nonetheless, despite the staff shortages, there has been a surge in applications for retirement from the NHS in the last few years - many from people who are in their 50s who could be working considerably longer. It is therefore crucial to identify the 'push and pull' factors that encourage and discourage people to remain working for the NHS.