Workforce

The BMA’s ballot of junior doctors in England shows an overwhelming majority in favour of industrial action, beginning with a 72-hour walkout in March. We understand only too well the frustration of our members regarding workforce shortages and other factors causing a steady erosion of morale and wellbeing

Trainee ACCPs are required to be entirely supernumerary for the first two years of their training; any deviation from this is likely to have a negative impact on both training and the governance structure around their clinical work

While matters relating to terms and conditions of service are not within the remit of individual medical royal colleges or faculties, we recognise the right of doctors and other healthcare professionals to take industrial action, and we understand why many may wish to do so

The report exposes the magnitude of the long-term staffing shortages facing the NHS, and reinforces sustained calls for adequate workforce planning, increased training capacity, and measures to boost staff retention

NHS leadership have issued a letter to NHS organisations in England about release of doctors for work for the wider NHS including college activity