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International Healthcare Workforce Recruitment

The Department of Health and Social Care is examining recruitment and regulation of international healthcare workers, particularly doctors and dentists trained overseas. Current scrutiny focuses on equity of overseas registration processes, clinical negligence claims involving internationally-trained clinicians, and ensuring NHS trusts can meet workforce targets without recruitment freezes.

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20 Apr 2026 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Widening access to NHS careers

UIN: HCWS1526 Today, I am pleased to announce that DHSC is taking decisive action to break down long standing barriers into NHS careers and open up opportunity to people from every background.For too long, where you grow up and how …

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8 Jul 2025 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Clinical Indemnities Reform

UIN: HLWS789 I am pleased to report that through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, my Department has commissioned an independent evaluation of the sector-led Voluntary Code of Practice (the Code) launched by medical defence organisations (MDOs) on …

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12 May 2025 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Nursing – Professional Regulation

UIN: HCWS628 Nurses play a critical role in our healthcare system, and this government recognises the vital role nurses play in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care. Today, we are proposing to protect the title ‘nurse’ in law to ensure …

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22 Apr 2025 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Recruitment of General Practitioners

UIN: HLWS588 My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) has made the following statement:General practice sits at the heart of our NHS and is its front door, but it has been neglected for far too …

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8 Apr 2025 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Recruitment of General Practitioners

UIN: HCWS586 General practice sits at the heart of our NHS and is its front door, but it has been neglected for far too long.We are committed to getting primary care back on its feet and have already taken decisive …

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29 Jul 2024 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

NHS Workforce Update

UIN: HCWS41 I am pleased to be able to inform the House that today, 29 July 2024, I have made a formal offer on pay for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 financial years to the British Medical Association’s (BMA) Junior Doctors …

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5 Mar 2024 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

NHS Workforce Update

UIN: HCWS311 After re-entering negotiations with the British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) committees last month, during which the consultants did not take up industrial action, I am pleased to inform the House t...

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19 Dec 2023 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

NHS Workforce Update

UIN: HCWS162 After seven weeks of constructive negotiations with the British Medical Association (BMA) Specialist, Associate Specialist, and Specialty (SAS) Committee, I am pleased to inform the House that, on Saturday 16 December, I made a formal reform-based offer t...

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28 Nov 2023 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

NHS Workforce Update

UIN: HCWS75 After several weeks of constructive negotiation with the British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) committees, I am pleased to inform the House that, on Monday 27 November, I made a formal offer to …

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28 Nov 2023 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

NHS Workforce Update

UIN: HLWS72 My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has made the following Written Statement:After several weeks of constructive negotiation with the British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (...

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3 Jul 2023 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Long Term Workforce Plan

UIN: HLWS893 My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Steve Barclay) has made the following written statement: I refer honourable members to the oral statement I will make in the House today, 3 July …

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19 Dec 2022 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Health Update

UIN: HCWS459 The NHS Workforce is the key component of the NHS. It is one of the largest single employers in the country and globally. Around 5% of the England workforce is employed by the NHS, so the way in …

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19 Dec 2022 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Health Update

UIN: HLWS452 My Hon friend the Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care)(Will Quince) has made the following Written Statement:The NHS Workforce is the key component of the NHS. It is one of the largest single employers in …

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16 Mar 2022 | Announcement Department of Health and Social Care linked

Healthcare professional regulators’ emergency registers

UIN: HCWS686 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to support the National Health Service and social care providers, the Government enabled some healthcare professional regulators to establish temporary emergency registers. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and ...

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