Debates between Baroness Evans of Bowes Park and Baroness Hollins during the 2015-2017 Parliament

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2017-2019 Parliament

Health Workers: Training

Debate between Baroness Evans of Bowes Park and Baroness Hollins
Wednesday 18th January 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) (Con)
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It is the turn of the Cross Benches, but they will have to work out who is going to speak for them—and then we will have the Labour Benches.

Baroness Hollins Portrait Baroness Hollins
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My Lords, my profession of psychiatry is the medical specialty which has recruited the most specialists from outside the United Kingdom, with 41% of trainees coming from overseas. It takes something like 14 years to train a consultant psychiatrist. Can the Minister confirm whether it is the intention of Her Majesty’s Government to allow doctors, nurses and other health and social care professionals to remain in the United Kingdom after Brexit?

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