Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support internationally educated nurses in financial hardship who are ineligible for public funds.

National advice and guidance on financial wellbeing is available for National Health Service employers and staff, including those experiencing financial hardship. The NHS Employers’ financial wellbeing webpage helps employers to develop a robust approach to support their staff, including those from overseas, with financial wellbeing in the workplace. The financial wellbeing webpage is available at the following link:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/financial-education-and-wellbeing

NHS England also provides resources and signposting to support NHS workers with financial wellbeing, with further information available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/supporting-our-nhs-people/support-now/financial-support/