NHS: Recruitment
Commons · Question 100042 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS providers are obligated to (a) advertise positions for British nationals before foreign nationals and (b) hire British residents before overseas residents for (i) nursing and (ii) midwi
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Jan 2026
There is no obligation on National Health Service providers to advertise positions for British nationals before foreign nationals, or to hire British residents before overseas residents for nursing and midwife positions.At the same time, the 10 Year Workf...