Rishi Sunak sets out a three-point-plan for the NHS workforce during the Downing Street press conference on Friday, 30 June. The prime minister said the government’s 15-year NHS plan will cost £2.4bn. He vowed to double the number of medical training places by 2031, training over 24,000 more nurses and midwives a year, and increasing the number of GP places by 50 per cent. This will, in time, reduce spending on temporary agency staff by £10bn and cut the need for international recruitment, he claimed – cutting this from one in four to one in 10. The prime minister said the UK will retain more of its workforce, keeping up to 130,000 more staff in the NHS over the next 15 years. He vowed to modernise the pension scheme, “so staff can partially retire or return to work much more easily if they wish to”. Watch more videos at the Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: null Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com/ Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow The Independent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow The Independent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscribe/app Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB