While the NHS remains the biggest employer of children's health professionals, many now work in multi-agency teams. In the children's sector, roles cover a wide range of areas including nursing, midwifery, health visiting, paediatrics, mental health, substance misuse and sexual health.
There are currently widespread shortages of nurses across the UK although the number of children's nurses increased from 49,793 in 2018 to 51,005 in 2019, according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). In June 2019 the NHS published its interim People Plan, featuring plans to increase the number of nurses and develop new routes into the profession including looking at a blended learning nursing degree partly delivered online.
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