Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 90068

Community Nurses

Tabled: 11 November 2025

Answered: 20 November 2025

Question

Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) stop and (b) reverse the decline in the numbers of district nurses in the NHS.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government recognises the essential role of district nurses and wider community nursing teams in delivering high-quality care closer to home, preventing avoidable hospital admissions, and supporting people to live well in their communities. We are com...

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