Workforce and skills

The King’s Speech was delivered to parliament on 7 November 2023. Ahead of debates on the address on Thursday 9 November in the House of Lords and Monday 13 November in the House of Commons, The King’s Fund has produced this written briefing on the key issues for health and social care in the new parliament.

The health and care workforce crisis is at the heart of many of the challenges facing the NHS and social care in England. Our long read looks at what national government can do to address severe staff shortages and deliver higher quality care and shorter waits.

June 2023 saw the launch of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, in this long read we explain the NHS plan and how this will impact the workforce moving forward.

As the NHS turns 75, the Chief Executives of the Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund have written to the leaders of the three largest political parties in England.