RCP Cymru Wales Response to Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care

This document presents the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Cymru Wales' response to Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and Social Care Wales (SCW)'s workforce strategy for health and social care. The RCP emphasizes the need for a patient-centered, clinically-led approach, integration with the Welsh government's national clinical plan, and addressing workforce shortages. Key recommendations include investing in staff wellbeing, improving work-life balance, supporting research and development, promoting innovative staffing models, and enhancing community-based care. The RCP also calls for better integration of health and social care services and improved digital infrastructure.