Written questions

Health Professions: Retirement

Commons · Question 54560 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS (a) nurses and (b) doctors are expected to (i) leave and (ii) retire in the next year.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 6 Jun 2025

The Department does not hold estimates of the number of nurses and doctors expected to leave the National Health Service or retire in the next year.The Government is committed to making the NHS the best place to work, to ensure we retain more of our skill...