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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Nurse Recruitment

Tuesday 14 June 2022 · 5 questions

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Answered 1 Partly answered 4 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Government committed to growing NHS workforce by 50,000 more nurses by 2024
  • Minister expressed willingness to visit Cramlington to see the new school of nursing construction
  • Government investing in nurses and health education to tackle diabetes disparities

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Ian Levy
NHS
Context

The question arises from the government's commitment to recruit 50,000 more nurses by 2024.

Question

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?

Answer from Edward Argar

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.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not provide specific steps or plans to meet the target

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Q2 Ian Levy
NHS
Context

The question relates to a new school of nursing being built at the Cramlington A&E Hospital.

Question

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?

Answer from Edward Argar

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 Gareth Thomas Labour (Co-op) Harrow West
NHS
Context

The question is asked during Diabetes Week, highlighting the disproportionate impact of diabetes on south Asian communities.

Question

With diabetes disproportionately affecting south Asian backgrounds, particularly Gujarati constituents in Harrow, when will extra resources be put into tackling this condition?

Answer from Edward Argar

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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Not addressed: Did not specify additional resources or timeline

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Q4 Jonathan Gullis
Mental Health
Context

The question supports a cross-party campaign to ensure mental health nurses are present in every GP surgery.

Question

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?

Answer from Edward Argar

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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Not addressed: Did not provide specific details on recruitment process

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Q5 Rosena Allin-Khan Lab Tooting
NHS
Context

The question highlights the challenges faced by NHS staff, including insufficient staffing levels reported in surveys.

Question

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?

Answer from Edward Argar

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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Not addressed: Did not address hospital food banks or staffing issues specifically

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