How do you solve a problem like NHS workforce planning? Ruth Robertson speaks to Dr Navina Evans CBE about her leadership journey – from starting out as a psychiatrist, to becoming NHS England's Chief Workforce and Training Education Officer – and the opportunities and challenges of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

Definitions of the acronyms used

• ELFT – East London NHS Foundation Trust
• ICBs – Integrated care boards
• ICPs – Integrated care partnerships

Related resources

• The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan explained (long read)
• Train, retain, reform: does the NHS Long Term Plan provide a coherent map for the future? (blog)
• The King's Fund annual conference 2023: A health and care service fit for now and for the future (event)