Plans to modernise the National Health Service are being hampered because an increasing number of experienced and skilled older workers are retiring early to escape heavy workloads, long hours and low morale, according to a report today from the King’s Fund.’Great to be Grey’ warns the Government that its plans are in danger unless older people are encouraged to stay on and more older staff are recruited to fill vacancies in the health service. The report, produced by Sandra Meadows also calls on the NHS to adopt flexible working practices like those pioneered by some private sector employers.
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