Current Landscape:
The NHS workforce stands at a pivotal moment of strategic transformation. The refreshed NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan shifts focus from expanding headcount alone to building a fit-for-purpose, skills-based workforce. This includes a significant move away from international recruitment, major expansion of domestic training, and investment in new career pathways. While progress is underway, the NHS continues to face serious challenges in retention, training capacity, and adapting to new models of care in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.
Importance and Timeliness of the Event:
This conference convenes at a crucial moment in the NHS's evolution. As the system prioritises home-grown talent, digital capabilities, and workforce flexibility, it’s essential to examine how national reforms translate into local implementation. The event provides a timely platform to explore how we recruit, retain, train, and redesign NHS roles to meet future demand, while supporting staff wellbeing and innovation.
Key Content Streams:
- Transition from International Recruitment: As the NHS moves toward reducing overseas recruitment from 34% to under 10% by 2035, how will systems adapt to develop and retain UK-trained professionals?
- Training & Skills Expansion: Exploring the impact of a 27% increase in training places and the doubling of medical and nursing placements on the future NHS pipeline.
- Retention & Well-Being: Strategies to reduce attrition by up to 128,000 FTEs through flexible working, phased retirement, and culture reform.
- Innovative Roles & Digital Integration: How emerging roles, AI, and robotics will reshape care delivery, and what skills staff will need to succeed.
- Workforce Sustainability & Leadership: Examining new models of workforce planning and leadership to future-proof services and improve productivity.
Why Attend:
We look forward to welcoming you to this crucial and transformative event. Come join us in forming a better future for the healthcare industry and the NHS. Healthcare leaders, policymakers, educators, and frontline staff will gain insights into the NHS's strategic direction for workforce development. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies for workforce planning, retention, and innovation, aligning with the broader goals of long-term healthcare improvement.
Register now to be a part of this transformative journey and contribute to building a better future for healthcare and the NHS.
