Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 64722

Nurses: Recruitment

Tabled: 3 July 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Mr Toby Perkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of hospital Safer Staffing requirements on the newly qualified nurses’ ability to become employed in the NHS.

Answer

Karin Smyth

No specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of hospital Safer Staffing requirements on newly qualified nurses’ ability to become employed in the National Health Service.