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<p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan has a strong focus on retention, but is not starting
from scratch. It builds on measures put in place though the NHS People Promise and
NHS People Plan, to improve organisational culture, and the workplace experience of
staff across the National Health Service.</p><p>The learning from the NHS National
Retention Programme is that single retention interventions rarely have an impact,
instead what is needed is sustained action over time, to address retention issues.
Last month, NHS England set out a range of measures to improve the working lives of
doctors in training, including improving choice and flexibility on rotas, streamlining
and improving human resources and payroll support, and reforming statutory and mandatory
training.</p><p>We have also taken action on pensions and changed the NHS Pension
Scheme rules to make retirement more flexible, and encourage retired staff to return.
This includes a new partial retirement option available from 1 October 2023 as an
alternative to full retirement. Staff can now draw down some or all of their pension
whilst continuing to work, and further building up their pension.</p><p>To ensure
the delivery and review the progress of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, a Governance
Board has been established to provide cross Government assurance of progress. The
Government has committed to updating the modelling that underpins the Long Term Workforce
Plan every two years, or in line with fiscal events as appropriate.</p>
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