When mental health services are under pressure, quick staffing fixes can feel unavoidable. Locums without adequate induction, inconsistent teams and reactive recruitment often become the norm.
But short-term solutions come with long-term consequences. Clinical continuity breaks down, governance weakens and experienced clinicians are pulled into constant firefighting.
Sustainable workforce planning is not about filling shifts. It is about building teams with the right experience, supervision, and stability to deliver safe care.
At Hunter Gatherer Mental Health, we work with services to reduce risk by building credible, well-supported clinical teams.
If you are relying on short-term fixes to keep services running, contact us to discuss a more sustainable approach.