NHS Workforce: England

My hon. Friend is right, and I will touch on the removal of bursaries later.

A huge amount ...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West (Eleanor Smith) on securing this deba...

On the hon. Gentleman’s point about people not joining the NHS to nurse, the lack of bursary is a...

I am addressing the point the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West made about the importance ...

I get what the hon. Gentleman is saying, but I worked for 40 years in the health service and it w...

I said that in humour, which is why I talked about my own skill—or lack of. It is a curious thing...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will when I have finished this point. Whatever the solution, we must recognise the added pressu...

On that point, it is all very well getting nurses into and through training, but in Northern Irel...

I appreciate that valuable intervention. I had a conversation with the former Secretary of State ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. I thank my hon. Friend the Member fo...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. I congratulate the hon. Members for ...

The hon. Gentleman raises an important issue about dentistry. There are frightening figures about...

Yes, the hon. Gentleman makes an extremely important point. I am certain it is felt across the co...

It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. I thank my hon. Friend the Member fo...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Moon. I look forward to responding to the debate, w...

The Minister says that accountability is already in place. Staffing levels may be required and de...

The hon. Lady will know that the CQC regime puts directives in place if staffing levels are not t...

A number of us mentioned the nursing bursary. The long-term plan talks about extra places for nur...

I will come to the number of nurses in training and related issues in a moment, to address the ho...

I acknowledge the 4% increase—it is a small increase—but figures show that the numbers are still ...

The figures show an increase in applicants this year. The hon. Lady will know that there are 1.4 ...