Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32887

Health Professions: Private Sector

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for health professionals to spend at least three years in the NHS following training before they can practice priva

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department consulted on a tie-in to National Health Service dentistry for graduate dentists in 2024. We are considering the responses and will set out our position in due course. No assessment has been made for other healthcare professionals.