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Nurses: Vacancies

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 22549

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of recruitment freezes or local budget constraints within NHS trusts on the number of advertised clinical nursing vacancies.

Answered by Department of Health and Social Care

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she was provided on 19 August to Question 18780. We will address any further issues in this area as part of our upcoming 10 Year Workforce Plan.

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