James Buchan
Workforce: Legislation alone won’t solve this staffing crisis
Whether England follows Wales or Scotland’s lead, there are other factors to consider
Workforce: Nursing numbers – running hard but not keeping up
Rising staffing levels are failing to keep up with growth in patient admissions
Workforce: We must close the persistent gender gap in opportunities and pay
Improving working conditions for women in nursing will strengthen the profession as a whole
Workforce: If the NHS is serious about keeping its nurses, it should protect CPD budgets
Money for training is too often seen as a soft target when cuts are being made
Workforce: What we need now is a quick fix for nurse shortages
As vacancies rise, NHS England can buy time with international recruitment, says James Buchan
Workforce: Will perma-flexi be the new bank and agency nursing?
Flexible employment contracts are on the rise elsewhere, but not much has changed in the NHS
Argument against mandatory staffing level rings hollow
The argument that mandatory nurse staffing levels would create inflexibility rings hollow
Workforce: Nursing associate role will thrive
The new position is coolly regarded by some, but workforce demands mean its success is likely
Workforce: NHS plan is doomed unless staff shortage is solved
James Buchan likens the NHS Long Term Plan to an overly ambitious new year’s resolution
Workforce: Irony of easing language test for overseas nurses
Barriers for non-EU nurses are falling to help solve a self-made shortage, says James Buchan
Workforce: England is falling behind on safe staffing
The government would do well to follow the examples of our closest neighbours
The extent of reliance on agency nurses points to the depth of the malaise in the NHS
Temporary staff now have to cover chronic nursing shortages, not just unplanned absence
Workforce: The problem that's bigger than staff turnover
When it comes to staffing, there's a larger, system-wide issue, says James Buchan
Workforce: collapse in district nurse numbers is happening now – action to halt it isn’t
Ministers’ ‘golden hellos’ plan to boost district nurse recruitment still hasn’t materialised
Workforce: Puzzling over the failure to scale up nurse education
England’s failure to increase training of nurses shows the profession has lost out
Student attrition targets shift from unlikely to illusory
The student attrition rate is stuck but targets to improve it seem illusory
Scotland's pay deal: the beginning of the end for a UK-wide approach?
A better pay rise means Scottish nursing is leaving its English colleagues behind
Nurse pay: UK unions need to follow New Zealand’s lead
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has negotiated an impressive pay deal