Time is running out to resolve the NHS workforce crisis

Time is running out to resolve the NHS workforce crisisJuliet Dobson managing editor NHS staff are disheartened.Vacancies are at an all time high, morale is declining, and retention is worsening.A report from the Health Foundation has found that stress levels among UK GPs are higher than for GPs in nine other high income countries, and job satisfaction is lower. 1 The healthcare workforce crisis is a global challenge, but the chronic workforce shortages in the NHS are a result of "consistent policy failure," writes Malinga Ratwatte, a GP registrar in London.