Failing to do so will see it become the next workforce crisis in the headlines.
As we leave the European Union, the UK has a chance to reform our visa rules and open up to the skilled professionals we need.
If staff hear a constant flow of worst-case scenarios presented as the norm, it understandably affects their anxiety levels.
The Government is poised to reverse the trend to competition rather than collaboration that has marked healthcare policy for 30 years.
To kick off the restart debate on a practical level, here are five areas to consider for the first phase of any amendment to the current restrictions.
They don’t seem to have thought through the consequences, or looked at prevention of disease, which is a far better option.
The public are consistently reported as being entirely relaxed about who provides their care. What matters is that it is high quality and free at the point of use.
Better information in schools, and perhaps even putting photos of rotten teeth on sugary drinks containers, might help.
Too often, British policy ends up in thrall to vested interests, who peddle a narrative that any deviation from the status quo is either reckless or impossible.