The union for health and care managers
NHS England has released the long-awaited NHS People Plan, which you can read here. It has four areas of focus: looking after NHS staff, with commitments around health and wellbeing support; belonging in the NHS, specifically tackling discrimination; how staff can work and deliver care in new ways; and how the NHS can recruit, retain and welcome back returners to the service.
The plan launches an Our People Promise, which challenges everyone who works in the NHS to come together to ensure that the NHS is a rewarding, safe, flexible and inclusive place to work.
The People Plan was produced in consultation with trade unions, including MiP, and it is an ambitious and forward-thinking piece of work. There are gaps. We are still waiting for decisions on pay and reward and on spending review commitments for workforce investment in the longer term. MiP is campaigning with our sister unions for an early and substantial pay rise for NHS staff for their role in responding to the pandemic. But we will welcome the 2020/21 plan and MiP will contribute to its implementation.
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