Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 191153

Health Professions: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 26 June 2023
Answered: 6 July 2023

Question

Stephen Morgan

LabourPortsmouth South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention of healthcare professionals.

Answer

We are growing the workforce, with over 5,800 (4.5%) more doctors and almost 14,900 (4.8%) more nurses in National Health Service trusts and commissioning bodies than last year (April 2022).We have published the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. The Plan incl...

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