Looking after the NHS workforce is not only an ethical imperative but also a sound investment and must be a top priority, say experts in the third report of The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS ...

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today set out his party’s plans to fix how the NHS trains and retains the doctors, nurses and other staff needed to end long waits for treatment and ...

The Government recently released its long-awaited plan for solving deep-rooted staffing problems in the NHS. The Week takes a look at whether it can deliver. Why do we need a workforce plan? The NHS ...

Current NHS workforce plans are "a smart looking car minus the engine" An editorial published by The BMJ today raises important concerns about the health and wellbeing of the NHS workforce after a ...

TRAINEE medics would be forced to work in Scotland for at least five years after they qualify under new plans. The rule for graduates aims to tackle the NHS staffing crisis across the country. The ...

"We are sleepwalking into an avoidable crisis of care for older people," the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned. It said that a combination of a rapidly ageing population and a lack of NHS ...

Scottish Labour is holding its pre-election spring conference in Paisley.