ADPH Consultation Response: 10 Year Workforce Plan

Following the publication of the 10 Year Health Plan for England, the Government is seeking evidence to inform the 10 Year Workforce Plan, which aims to take a different approach to workforce planning.

Instead of asking ‘how many staff do we need to maintain our current care model over the next ten years?’, the Government is asking ‘given our reform plan, and our commitment to a sustainable NHS, what workforce do we need, what should they do, where should they be deployed, and what skills do they need to deliver better care for patients and citizens?’.

In our response, we emphasise that because only 10-20% of health and wellbeing is determined by access to traditional health services and the remainder is shaped by economic, social, and environmental conditions including income, education, housing, transport, and air quality, the 10 Year Workforce Plan must look beyond the NHS and include the public health workforce.