Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75880

Nurses: Career Development

Tabled: 8 September 2025

Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve career progression pathways for NHS nursing staff.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government has accepted 36 non-pay recommendations from workstreams committed to in the 2023 Agenda for Change (AfC) pay deal. Some of these recommendations include specific measures to improve career progression for nurses, such as reviewing Annex 20...

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