Health boost sparks call for training
3 April 2012
Purchasers are seeking extra training and support to help them cope with the projected increase in demands on staff after the government unveiled plans to boost NHS spending in last month’s budget.
Some of the extra £2 billion, which is being spread over the next four years, will be used to recruit and train 10,000 nurses, but it is unclear how the rest will be spent. Officials have started talks to set out an NHS national plan, which will focus on such areas as clinical performance and improving professional training and work practices. The results will be...