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Set up by the cross-party Health and Social Care Committee,听Dame Jane has been Chair of the politically impartial Expert Panel since August 2020, with the aim of assessing government pledges in different areas of healthcare policy.

The听panel gives Care Quality Commission-style ratings on the government鈥檚 performance in meeting policy commitments, grading them from 鈥渋nadequate鈥� to 鈥渙utstanding鈥�.听The independent and objective evaluation is designed to enhance the select committee鈥檚 core task of holding the government and ministers to account.

For the latest evaluation, four specialists in health and social care, workforce modelling, social policy, and knowledge exchange have been appointed, bringing their subject specific expertise and experience.

The specialist members are working alongside the core members of the Expert Panel to identify听a set of government commitments made in health and social care workforce and evaluate the UK Government鈥檚 progress against them.听

The Expert Panel is focusing on three areas: planning for the workforce 鈥� including how targets are set, recruitment, and retention; building a skilled workforce 鈥� including incorporating technology and professional development of staff; wellbeing at work 鈥� including support services for staff, and reducing bullying rates.

An open call for written submissions is underway, specifically addressing the question of the extent to which the chosen targets have been met. The government has also provided its own evidence of achievement or progress towards the targets.

Dame Jane, who is Professor of Medical Education at 香港六合彩中特网, said:听鈥淲e are听looking at commitments the Government has made on workforce 鈥� the people who deliver the health and social care services we rely on.

鈥淲e鈥檝e identified a recurrent theme in our evaluations to date 鈥� whether in maternity, cancer or mental health services, progress is dependent on having the right number of skilled staff in the right place at the right time. Shortages have a real impact on the delivery of services and undermine achievements.

鈥淥ur panel of experts is now听evaluating听progress made to meet policy pledges in this crucial area - whether it鈥檚 about getting workforce planning right, training, or ensuring staff well-being.鈥�

The panel will produce a report with a rating against each chosen target, using the scale used by the Care Quality Commission - Outstanding/Good/Requires Improvement/Inadequate. It will also make an overall rating of the government's progress towards its commitments in the chosen policy area. 听

The findings will support the work of the Health and Social Care Committee which is carrying out a separate inquiry:

The Expert Panel鈥檚 , published in July 2021, evaluated Government progress against its policy commitments in the area of听maternity services听in England.

In December 2021, the was published, an Evaluation of the Government鈥檚 progress against its policy commitments in the area of mental health services in England. Both the reports concluded the UK Government鈥檚 overall progress in meeting its commitments 鈥榬equires improvement鈥�.

The panel鈥檚 , published in March 2022, 鈥楨valuation of the Government鈥檚 commitments in the area of cancer services in England鈥�, concluded the government鈥檚 overall progress was 鈥榠nadequate鈥�.

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