{"id":8302,"date":"2025-12-15T12:41:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/?p=8302"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:24:11","slug":"uk-surgical-workforce-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/uk-surgical-workforce-under-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Breskt skur\u00f0l\u00e6knastarfsf\u00f3lk undir \u00e1lagi: Hva\u00f0 RCS-talningin 2025 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir fyrir afkastagetu og innvi\u00f0askipulagningu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n<p>\u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 mikil opinber umr\u00e6\u00f0a um skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0argetu sn\u00faist eing\u00f6ngu um fj\u00f6lda starfsmanna, \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00fdnir manntali\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 <strong>umhverfi, fasteignir og rekstrarlegar takmarkanir<\/strong> eru jafn mikilv\u00e6gir \u00fe\u00e6ttir sem takmarka framlei\u00f0ni, \u00fej\u00e1lfun og langt\u00edma sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rni vinnuafls.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Framlei\u00f0ni takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 af r\u00fdmi, ekki bara starfsf\u00f3lki<\/h3>\n<p>Ein sk\u00fdrasta bo\u00f0skapurinn \u00far manntalinu er a\u00f0 geta skur\u00f0l\u00e6kna til a\u00f0 veita um\u00f6nnun er oft takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 af <strong>takmarka\u00f0ur a\u00f0gangur a\u00f0 skur\u00f0stofum og vi\u00f0eigandi kl\u00edn\u00edsku r\u00fdmi<\/strong>. Svarendur greindu fr\u00e1 afl\u00fdstum listum, seinka\u00f0ri byrjun og vann\u00fdttum svi\u00f0st\u00edma vegna takmarkana \u00e1 a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u, skorts \u00e1 starfsf\u00f3lki annars sta\u00f0ar \u00ed kerfinu e\u00f0a \u00fer\u00fdstings \u00e1 samkeppnisa\u00f0ila.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dear af lei\u00f0andi halda margir r\u00e1\u00f0gjafar \u00e1fram a\u00f0 vinna lengra en samningsbundinn vinnut\u00edmi \u00ed tilraun til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda \u00fej\u00f3nustuveitingu. \u00deetta hefur ekki a\u00f0eins \u00e1hrif \u00e1 starfsanda og vell\u00ed\u00f0an, heldur grafar einnig undan getu kerfisins til a\u00f0 draga \u00far bi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0um valkv\u00e6\u00f0ra me\u00f0fer\u00f0a \u00e1 samr\u00e6mdan og sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6ran h\u00e1tt.<\/p>\n<p>Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0urnar styrkja mikilv\u00e6gt atri\u00f0i: <strong>\u00dea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa h\u00e6f kl\u00edn\u00edsk teymi til sta\u00f0ar \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir ekki sj\u00e1lfkrafa aukna virkni ef umhverfi\u00f0 \u00feolir \u00fea\u00f0 ekki.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c1hrif \u00e1 \u00fej\u00e1lfun og framt\u00ed\u00f0arframbo\u00f0 vinnuafls<\/h3>\n<p>Manntali\u00f0 vekur einnig upp alvarlegar \u00e1hyggjur <strong>skur\u00f0l\u00e6kninga\u00fej\u00e1lfunargeta<\/strong>. Nemendur \u00ed starfsn\u00e1mi greindu fr\u00e1 minni a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 skur\u00f0stofut\u00edma, f\u00e6rri a\u00f0ger\u00f0um undir eftirliti og misstu af n\u00e1mst\u00e6kif\u00e6rum vegna \u00e1lags \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3nustu og takmarkana \u00e1 fasteignum.<\/p>\n<p>Me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum er h\u00e6tta \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feetta skapi ska\u00f0legan hringr\u00e1s. Takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 \u00fej\u00e1lfun hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfstraust og h\u00e6fni, stu\u00f0lar a\u00f0 kulnun og eykur l\u00edkur \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00e1lfunarnemar h\u00e6tti snemma \u00ed n\u00e1mi. \u00deetta eykur aftur \u00e1 skort \u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6fum \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni \u2013 sem b\u00e6tir enn frekari \u00fer\u00fdstingi \u00e1 kerfi sem \u00feegar er undir \u00e1lagi.<\/p>\n<p>Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur RCS undirstrika a\u00f0 <strong>\u00c6fingaumhverfi ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera vernda\u00f0<\/strong>, jafnvel \u00e1 t\u00edmum mikillar eftirspurnar e\u00f0a endurbyggingar fasteigna. \u00c1n \u00e1rei\u00f0anlegs a\u00f0gangs a\u00f0 hentugu kl\u00edn\u00edsku r\u00fdmi ver\u00f0ur s\u00edfellt erfi\u00f0ara a\u00f0 samr\u00e6ma \u00fej\u00f3nustuveitingu vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3un n\u00e6stu kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ar skur\u00f0l\u00e6kna.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rni og vell\u00ed\u00f0an vinnuafls<\/h3>\n<p>Samhli\u00f0a \u00e1skorunum \u00ed framlei\u00f0ni og \u00fej\u00e1lfun undirstrikar manntali\u00f0 vi\u00f0varandi vandam\u00e1l var\u00f0andi <strong>sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rni vinnuafls<\/strong>, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al h\u00e1tt hlutfall lausra starfa, \u00f3jafn dreifing skur\u00f0l\u00e6kna \u00e1 landsbygg\u00f0inni og vaxandi h\u00f3pur sem n\u00e1lgast starfslok.<\/p>\n<p>Kulnun er enn verulegt \u00e1hyggjuefni, sem stafar af mikilli vinnu\u00e1lagi, skorti \u00e1 stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 t\u00edma\u00e1\u00e6tlunum og gremju yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 geta ekki veitt um\u00f6nnun eins skilvirkt og kl\u00edn\u00edsk teymi hef\u00f0u vilja\u00f0. A\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00feessi m\u00e1l krefst meira en bara r\u00e1\u00f0ningar; \u00fea\u00f0 kallar \u00e1 lausnir \u00e1 kerfisstigi sem gera starfsf\u00f3lki kleift a\u00f0 vinna \u00e1 skilvirkan h\u00e1tt \u00ed sty\u00f0jandi umhverfi.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hlutverk sveigjanlegrar innvi\u00f0a \u00ed stu\u00f0ningi vi\u00f0 skur\u00f0l\u00e6kninga\u00fej\u00f3nustu<\/h3>\n<p>Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur manntalsins eru \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari vi\u00f0urkenningu innan NHS um a\u00f0 <strong>sveigjanleiki innvi\u00f0a<\/strong> er a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a s\u00edfellt mikilv\u00e6gari. Hef\u00f0bundnar fj\u00e1rfestingarframkv\u00e6mdir, \u00fe\u00f3tt nau\u00f0synlegar s\u00e9u, geta teki\u00f0 \u00e1r a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6ma og geta \u00e1tt erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda \u00ed vi\u00f0 breytta eftirspurn, \u00fearfir \u00edb\u00faa e\u00f0a \u00fer\u00fdsting \u00e1 vinnuafl.<\/p>\n<p>Sveigjanlegur innvi\u00f0ur heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u2014 \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al <strong>einingastofur, f\u00e6ranlegar skur\u00f0stofur og t\u00edmabundnar skur\u00f0stofumi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var<\/strong> \u2014 b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 vi\u00f0b\u00f3tara\u00f0fer\u00f0ir. \u00deegar \u00feessar lausnir eru nota\u00f0ar \u00e1 stefnum\u00f3tandi h\u00e1tt geta \u00fe\u00e6r:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Veita aukna leikh\u00fasgetu til a\u00f0 draga \u00far bi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0um<\/li>\n<li>Halda \u00e1fram skur\u00f0l\u00e6kninga\u00fej\u00f3nustu me\u00f0an \u00e1 endurb\u00f3tum e\u00f0a endurbyggingu stendur<\/li>\n<li>Vernda\u00f0u \u00fej\u00e1lfunarstarfsemi \u00e1 t\u00edmum rekstrar\u00e1lags<\/li>\n<li>Sty\u00f0ji\u00f0 markvissa aukningu \u00e1 afkastagetu \u00fear sem vinnuafl er tilt\u00e6kt en pl\u00e1ss takmarka\u00f0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mikilv\u00e6gast er a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 koma sveigjanlegum a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum t\u00edma, sem gerir kerfum kleift a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast hra\u00f0ar vi\u00f0 vaxandi \u00fer\u00fdstingi sem kemur fram \u00ed g\u00f6gnum um vinnuafl, svo sem manntalinu fr\u00e1 RCS.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gagnast\u00fdr\u00f0 skipulagning fyrir framt\u00ed\u00f0ina<\/h3>\n<p>Manntal skur\u00f0l\u00e6knastarfsmanna \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 undirstrikar \u00fe\u00f6rfina fyrir <strong>samr\u00e6md skipulagning<\/strong> hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar vinnuafl, fasteignir og \u00fej\u00f3nustuveitingu. \u00c1\u00e6tlanir um vinnuafl sem taka ekki tillit til l\u00edkamlegrar getu eru \u00e1 h\u00e6ttu a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast, r\u00e9tt eins og fj\u00e1rfestingar \u00ed innvi\u00f0um \u00e1n n\u00e6gilegs kl\u00edn\u00edsks framlags geta mistekist a\u00f0 skila til\u00e6tlu\u00f0um \u00e1vinningi.<\/p>\n<p>Fyrir lei\u00f0toga \u00ed heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu er skilabo\u00f0in sk\u00fdr: a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta framlei\u00f0ni og sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rni skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0a veltur \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skapa <strong>r\u00e9tt kl\u00edn\u00edskt umhverfi<\/strong> \u00e1samt \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 vinnuafli\u00f0 innan \u00feeirra.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dear sem breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi\u00f0 (NHS) heldur \u00e1fram a\u00f0 fjalla um bata eftir valkv\u00e6\u00f0a me\u00f0fer\u00f0, umb\u00e6tur \u00e1 \u00fej\u00e1lfun og langt\u00edma seiglu vinnuaflsins, veita inns\u00fdn \u00far RCS-talningunni mikilv\u00e6gan gagnagrunn til a\u00f0 m\u00f3ta \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir - ekki a\u00f0eins um f\u00f3lk, heldur einnig um r\u00fdmin \u00fear sem um\u00f6nnun er veitt.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lesi\u00f0 alla manntali\u00f0 \u00e1 skur\u00f0l\u00e6knastarfsf\u00f3lki \u00ed Bretlandi fr\u00e1 Royal College of Surgeons of England \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 h\u00e9r:<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcseng.ac.uk\/-\/media\/Files\/RCS\/Standards-and-research\/2025-UK-Surgical-Workforce-Census.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.rcseng.ac.uk\/-\/media\/Files\/RCS\/Standards-and-research\/2025-UK-Surgical-Workforce-Census.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vanguard-team-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vanguard-team-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vanguard-team-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vanguard-team-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vanguard-team-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vanguard-team-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vanguard-team.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konunglega skur\u00f0l\u00e6knaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00ed Englandi (RCS) hefur gefi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00e1rsreikning sinn fyrir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 yfir skur\u00f0l\u00e6knastarfsf\u00f3lk \u00ed Bretlandi, sem veitir t\u00edmanlega og \u00edtarlega mynd af \u00feeim \u00e1skorunum sem skur\u00f0l\u00e6kna\u00fej\u00f3nustan stendur frammi fyrir innan breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfisins (NHS). 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