Midwives and Nurses: Recruitment
Commons · Question 100045 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many domestically trained applicants were (a) accepted and (b) rejected for (i) nursing and (ii) midwife positions with NHS providers in each year since 2020.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 19 Dec 2025
The Department does not hold data on the number of applicants, whether domestically trained or overseas trained, that were accepted or rejected for nursing and midwife positions with National Health Service providers. NHS trusts will undertake local proce...