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Nurses: Recruitment

Asked by Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 September 2025UIN 72240

The question

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.

Answered by 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 well as in the National Health Service.

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