Wednesday 19th March 2025

(2 days, 7 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Rafferty Portrait Baroness Rafferty (Lab)
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My Lords, can my noble friend the Minister kindly confirm that the role of the Chief Nursing Officer for England will migrate to DHSC?

Baroness Merron Portrait Baroness Merron (Lab)
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My noble friend will know—as I am sure the right reverend Prelate knows—that the Chief Nursing Officer has always played a role in advising Ministers; that the case was long before the establishment of NHS England and will continue long afterwards. The chief executive, Sir James, has announced his new transformation team, and that includes NHS England’s Chief Nursing Officer.