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A set of targeted workforce plans have been published or are in development as a result of priorities identified in A Healthier Wales: Our Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care Workforce, which was published in 2020, setting a 10-year strategic direction and vision for workforce transformation.
These specific workforce plans span mental health, pharmacy, dentistry nursing and primary care. These workforce plans will all improve the workforce capacity and capability to meet child health needs. There are specific goals within the plans to address some of the urgent workforce needs. For example in the Strategic Mental Health Workforce Plan for Health and Social Care, parent-infant and children and young people are identified as priority workforce areas.
The National Workforce Implementation Plan (NWIP) published in January 2023 was developed to accelerate the actions in partnership to ensure a sustainable workforce across all age demographics. Plan to address NHS workforce challenges | GOV.WALES
HEIW launched the Nursing Retention Plan recently and key principles will be adopted within the National Retention Programme for NHS Wales. The All-Wales Flexible Working Policy has been published which will enable more attractive flexible working arrangements and patterns to support and retain staff.