PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NHS: Recruitment (28 April 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on increasing staffing levels within the NHS in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)

Answer

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, NHS England has published a suite of documents to support National Health Service organisations with the management of their workforce. All of the documents can be found on NHS England’s website at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/workforce/

The NHS has also run a campaign asking for recently retired doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to return to practice. Further details can be found at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/returning-clinicians/


Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
11 May 2020

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