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hundreds of thousands of new doctors, nurses and healthcare staff, could be trained over the next 15 years as part of a scheme to boost the nhs workforce in england. proposals in the long—awaited "nhs workforce plan", published later today, outline a big boost in medical school places, alongside more apprentice training posts, including a small number to start as apprentice doctors. with more on this our reporter, smitha mundasad is in the newsroom. this is a very ambitious 15 year plan to tackle a huge problem in the nhs that has been a problem for a long time and that is the workforce crisis. there is about 110,000 vacancies in the nhs and about 50% of doctors and nurses that work in the nhs at the moment come from other countries to help boost that workforce but even so, these vacancies persist and they add to waiting lists and patient care. this
into the staff shortages that have played a big part in undermining the performance of the nhs in recent years. dominic hughes, bbc news. with more on this our reporter, smitha mundasad is in the newsroom. cani can ijust can i just ask, can ijust ask, dominique hughes referred to it they are, this is a 15 year plan. once people watching will be thinking there are a lot of problems at the moment, so how will this help now?— this help now? there are huge problems _ this help now? there are huge problems at — this help now? there are huge problems at the _ this help now? there are huge problems at the moment, - this help now? there are hugel problems at the moment, huge this help now? there are huge - problems at the moment, huge waiting lists, per morale within the nhs, and of course strikes from nhs staff. doctorstrikes and of course strikes from nhs staff. doctor strikes are still ongoing, and that is over pay in the nhs. how will this help now? the clue is in the name. it is a long—term plan, and the health secretary have said that it is unlikely that it will solve the problems of today for most people. most people will not see overnight the health service changing. this plan is really to address something that has happened for a long time, a
the action, which will run from thursday, 13july, to tuesday the 18th, is an escalation of their long—running dispute over pay. with more here's our health correspondent smitha mundasad. so it's confirmed, a five—day walk out? at so it's confirmed, a five-day walk out? �* . , so it's confirmed, a five-day walk out? �* . ~ so it's confirmed, a five-day walk out? �* ., ~ ., ., , out? a five day walk out, the dates are 13 july through _ out? a five day walk out, the dates are 13 july through to _ out? a five day walk out, the dates are 13 july through to 18 _ out? a five day walk out, the dates are 13 july through to 18 july, - are 13 july through to 18 july, starting are 13july through to 18july, starting at 7am and finishing at seven a:m., andjunior starting at 7am and finishing at seven a:m., and junior doctors will walk out of the emergency and routine care for those five days. this is now the fourth set of strike dates that have come this year from junior doctors— there was a three day strike in march, a four—day in april, and a three day strike that just ended a week ago, and the british medical association is saying they are calling a strike because since that strike just a week ago, they haven't heard from the government in terms of reopening talks and negotiations in this to