James Buchan
James Buchan: Compulsory service ends freedom to roam
Wales has retained the bursary for new nursing students but planned compulsory service agreements mean there are strings attached, says workforce expert James Buchan.
Workforce: The ‘Achilles heel’ of nursing
With a deadline of 2017, Health Education England wants to reduce attrition from healthcare courses by 50%. Workforce expert James Buchan questions whether this ambitious target is achievable in just one year.
Workforce: The government is gambling with the future of nurse education
The switch from bursary to a loan model for new nursing students is starting to feel very real, says workforce expert James Buchan.
Workforce: more doctors, but they must be ‘our’ doctors
The first real post-Brexit policy direction for NHS staffing is an increase in the number of...
Workforce: back to the future
Funding for return to practice courses must be matched by efforts to retain those nurses who...
Workforce: The political risks of implementing 7-day working
The leaking last month of the Department of Health ‘risk register’ on the NHS 7-day working...
Workforce: How UK nurses' pay compares with other countries
UK hospital nurse remuneration is ranked below the United States, Canada, Australia and most...
James Buchan
The annual NHS staff survey is an opportunity to make your feelings known to employers and...
Three approaches to safe staffing levels
England, Scotland and Wales are tackling staffing in different ways, but getting it right is...
Brexit - what will it mean for nursing?
The 'pull factors' for EU nurses to work in the UK will likely diminish over the next few years, says James Buchan
Vote Brexit in haste and repent at leisure?
As the dust settles on the UK's decision to leave the EU, broken election promises,...
