Nurse Recruitment 2022-06-14
2022-06-14
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Q1
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The question arises from the government's commitment to recruit 50,000 more nurses by 2024.
What progress has been made on recruiting 50,000 nurses? The Government committed to growing the NHS workforce and pledged 50,000 more nurses by 2024. What specific steps have been taken to meet this target?
This Government committed to growing the NHS workforce, including our pledge of 50,000 more nurses by 2024. We are delivering on that with almost 31,000 more nurses so far as of March 2022.
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Did not provide specific steps or plans to meet the target
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Q2
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The question relates to a new school of nursing being built at the Cramlington A&E Hospital.
I welcome the new school of nursing to be built at Cramlington A&E Hospital. Will my hon. Friend visit Cramlington to see for himself the construction of this facility?
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend's work supporting healthcare in his constituency and would be delighted to visit Cramlington with him, perhaps also visiting local health facilities.
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Q3
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The question is asked during Diabetes Week, highlighting the disproportionate impact of diabetes on south Asian communities.
With diabetes disproportionately affecting south Asian backgrounds, particularly Gujarati constituents in Harrow, when will extra resources be put into tackling this condition?
We are investing more in nurses and working on health education to improve access to services for people with diabetes. The hon. Gentleman should look forward to the health disparities White Paper.
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Did not specify additional resources or timeline
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Q4
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The question supports a cross-party campaign to ensure mental health nurses are present in every GP surgery.
How will the recruitment of 2,000 mental health nurses into GP practices work? Can we look at Norfolk and third sector organisations like Mind for recruitment assistance?
The Government have put record funding into mental health, and the Secretary of State is due to meet supporters of the campaign soon. The opportunity to learn from Norfolk's approach exists.
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Did not provide specific details on recruitment process
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Q5
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The question highlights the challenges faced by NHS staff, including insufficient staffing levels reported in surveys.
Will the Minister explain why specialist food banks are being opened up in hospitals? Will he address the 83% of nurses who say staffing levels were not sufficient to meet patients' needs safely and effectively?
Through record support, we are growing the NHS workforce to ensure that work is spread among more people. We have record numbers in our NHS workforce, on target to meet manifesto commitments.
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Did not address hospital food banks or staffing issues specifically
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