Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 65484

Nurses: Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

Rebecca Paul

ConservativeReigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure newly qualified nurses are not prevented from accessing band 5 roles within the NHS due to (a) experience requirements and (b) such roles only being ad

Answer

Karin Smyth
Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.NHS England is working with employers, universities, and...

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