Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72241

Nurses: Recruitment

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS hospital trusts are fully funded to recruit all locally trained nursing graduates.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government is committed to supporting nursing graduates. On 11 August 2025, the Government announced the Graduate Guarantee for nurses and midwives. The guarantee will ensure that there are enough positions for every newly qualified nurse in England. ...

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