Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Chancellor’s announcement in September 2019, what progress has been made on introducing a £1,000 personal development budget for existing health professionals in the NHS.

A £1,000 personal development budget has been made available to every nurse, midwife and allied health professional working in the National Health Service to support their personal learning and development needs over three years. The first year of the scheme started 1 April 2020 with the scheme due to end on 31 March 2023. Health Education England is working with NHS employers to review the impact of this investment.