Written questions

Nurses: Recruitment

2026-05-28 · Department of Health and Social Care · 4526 · Official question

James Naish

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS trusts to recruit newly qualified nurses.

Answer

Decisions on the employment of newly qualified nurses are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. Trusts manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver...