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Health Professions: Private Sector

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 4 March 2025UIN 32887

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for health professionals to spend at least three years in the NHS following training before they can practice priva

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department consulted on a tie-in to National Health Service dentistry for graduate dentists in 2024. We are considering the responses and will set out our position in due course. No assessment has been made for other healthcare professionals.

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