Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72240

Nurses: Recruitment

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of newly qualified nurses in England are offered employment within the NHS within six months of graduation.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department for Health and Social Care does not hold the data requested.Nurses upon graduation may take up registered nursing roles in a range of organisations such as local authorities, social care providers, charities or private sector providers as w...

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