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Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 September 2026

Debate

NHS: Agency Medical Staff

Contribution

My Lords, the Minister quite rightly said that retention is one of the most important things, both for our own staff and the advantage to patients. Yesterday, the Health APPG heard evidence from senior staff in Georgia, USA, who explained that by starting to pay off student loans between three and five years of continuing service, they had managed to retain and get a much more stable workforce. When will the department look at the cost-benefit analysis of such an approach?

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