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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 November 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Community Nurses: Northern Ireland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Northern Ireland on the retention of district nurses.

Answer

Officials from the Department regularly meet with their counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss and update on the development of the 10-Year Health Plan in England.

As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is committed to making the National Health Service the best place to work, by supporting and retaining our hardworking and dedicated healthcare professionals.

NHS England is already leading work nationally through its retention programme to drive a consistent, system-wide approach to staff retention across NHS trusts. This ensures trusts have access to proven retention strategies, data-driven monitoring, and can foster a more stable, engaged, productive, and supported workforce.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
89420
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Northern Ireland Labour turnover Community nurses
Link
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