The covid-19 pandemic has stretched healthcare staff like never before. As part of the 2022 Nuffield Trust summit, The BMJ hosted a roundtable discussion looking at why workers leave the NHS and how staff wellbeing and retention can be improved.

Joining us to discuss are:

Kamran Abbasi, editor in chief, The BMJ

Billy Palmer, senior fellow, Nuffield Trust

Lucina Rolewicz, researcher, Nuffield Trust

Mark Britnell, global healthcare expert and senior partner, KPMG International

Neil Greenburg, consultant occupational and forensic psychiatrist, King's College London's centre for military health research

Rose Penfold, National Institute for Clinical Research academic clinical fellow in geriatrics

Rammya Mathew, GP and quality improvement lead for Islington GP Federation

Partha Kar, diabetes consultant and NHS England's national advisor for diabetes

Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers