Trends in London's NHS Workforce: An updated analysis of key data

Organisational culture

London's NHS faces particular problems with recruiting and retaining staff, but government workforce initiatives are making a difference in some areas.

This paper examines the key trends in London's health care labour market, revisiting ten key challenges from our earlier report, In Capital Health, and examines the far-reaching impact of changes such as the new GP and consultant contracts, and Agenda for Change.

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