Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of efforts by the government of Australia to recruit (1) doctors, and (2) nurses, from the UK; and what steps they will take to improve staff retention in the NHS.
No such assessment has been made. The NHS Retention Programme seeks to understand why staff may leave, resulting in targeted interventions to support staff to stay whilst keeping them well. Guidance on retention for National Health Service employers has been updated.