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<p>The interim People Plan published on 3 June 2019 sets out some of the steps needed
to ensure the National Health Service have the staff they need to deliver high quality
care, including growing our nursing workforce by 40,000 in the next five years.</p><p>The
interim People Plan commits to providing funding for an additional 5,000 clinical
placements for pre-registration nurse training places each year, as well as reducing
attrition from training courses and expanding the international recruitment of nurses.
To support this commitment NHS Improvement and NHS England are currently delivering
a rapid clinical placement expansion programme, working with NHS trust directors of
nursing to provide targeted support and resource to increase placement capacity for
the September 2019 student intake. NHS Improvement and NHS England have also committed
to undertake a comprehensive review of clinical placement activity to increase expansion
and student intakes in future years.</p><p>The interim People Plan stresses the importance
of improving the retention of our existing nursing workforce. To that effect NHS Improvement
and NHS Employers have been working in partnership to deliver a national programme
to support NHS trusts improve the retention of their nursing and clinical workforce
focusing on key issues such as flexible working, development and career planning.</p><p>The
interim People Plan also outlines the need to support more nurses to return to practice.
NHS Improvement has committed to launch a new return to practice campaign, alongside
a new marketing campaign, to highlight the opportunities and support available.</p><p>A
full People Plan will be published soon after the conclusion of the Spending Review
when there is further clarity on NHS education and training budgets.</p>
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