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<p>The Department continues to monitor overall staffing levels across the National
Health Service (NHS), and we are working across Government to ensure there are sufficient
staff to provide a high-quality service. We have committed to deliver 50,000 more
nurses in the National Health Service This will help support the 1.4 million people
who make up the NHS workforce and address the longstanding NHS nursing shortages that
were identified in the Interim NHS People Plan. Over the last year the number of full-time
equivalent nurses has gone from 282,422 to 294,553 – an increase of 12,131 nurses.</p><p>NHS
England and NHS Improvement launched an emotional, psychological and practical support
package for all NHS staff on 8 April 2020, accessed via the following link:</p><p><a
href="https://people.nhs.uk/help/" target="_blank">people.nhs.uk/help/</a></p><p>
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