Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to retain the £1000 three year continuing professional development budget for nurses and midwives.

The Department’s funding of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) ended in March 2023. NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan, published on 30 June 2023, set out its commitment for the National Health Service to continue to support nurses, midwives, and allied health professions working in the NHS in England, with their CPD requirements.