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Hundreds of thousands of patients will be able to get directly referred and booked in for tests, checks and scans by their GP for a range of conditions as part of a radical new plan set to be launched by the NHS and government next week. Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e_mQB5jN Source: @NHSEngland on X

The prime minister will say there is a "profound responsibility" on the government to address the issues, for both health and economic reasons, promising three "big shifts" in its approach: • Using more technology to create a "digital NHS" • Shifting more care out of hospitals and into communities • Moving from treating sickness to focusing on prevention Sir Keir will warn that what he calls "the biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth" will not be "easy or quick". “The government has already said it is going to prioritise the longest waits on the elective register. But should it do that while ignoring the root causes as outlined in the report? There is the danger then that targets will continue to be missed in the mid to longer term. “The challenge facing the government is it does not have time to waste or money to spare. It is evident that fixing the NHS will need both.” https://lnkd.in/eetaNVet

The prime minister will say there is a "profound responsibility" on the government to address the issues, for both health and economic reasons, promising three "big shifts" in its approach: • Using more technology to create a "digital NHS" • Shifting more care out of hospitals and into communities • Moving from treating sickness to focusing on prevention Sir Keir will warn that what he calls "the biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth" will not be "easy or quick". “The government has already said it is going to prioritise the longest waits on the elective register. But should it do that while ignoring the root causes as outlined in the report? There is the danger then that targets will continue to be missed in the mid to longer term. “The challenge facing the government is it does not have time to waste or money to spare. It is evident that fixing the NHS will need both.” https://lnkd.in/eetaNVet

Access to healthcare services ought to be more prompt than waiting for the waitress to serve your meal at a restaurant. Data suggests that there were 125,572 vacancies (9%) in the NHS between March and June 2023. According to an article published on Mediscpae UK, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, as reported by NHS England (NHSE), signals a historic commitment to addressing the staffing crisis within the NHS through what is described as "record recruitment" efforts. This plan, met with broad approval from various healthcare organizations, aims to significantly increase the number of trained professionals across a range of disciplines, including doctors, nurses, dentists, and other healthcare staff. Despite the ambitious targets, there remains scepticism among some experts regarding the plan's adequacy in fully resolving the staffing shortages. NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard has framed the initiative as a pivotal chance to establish a durable solution for staffing issues looking forward. NHSE emphasizes a dual approach that includes retaining current employees in addition to initiating the most extensive recruitment drive in the history of the health service. With staffing vacancies currently at 112,000, the plan marks the first instance of NHSE setting long-term workforce projections, anticipating a potential increase in the staffing gap to 360,000 by 2037 due to demographic changes and the advent of new medical treatments. Over the next 15 years, the strategy commits to recruiting and retaining "hundreds of thousands more staff" to combat these challenges and secure the future of the NHS workforce. FuturaMedix aims to lead the innovations to combat the healthcare workforce menace and ultimately reduce waiting time in the health sector to minutes. #nhsjobs #healthcare #futuramedix #ukhealthcare #ukgov #innovationinhealthcare https://lnkd.in/eyJzuVNM