To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on recruitment and retention of NHS staff.
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23 January 2024
- I discuss a range of issues with cabinet colleagues, including NHS workforce, which the hon. Gentleman rightly raises as an important subject.
- Staff are the beating heart of the NHS. The Long Term Workforce Plan, the first of its kind in the history of the NHS, sets out measures to ensure that the NHS retains an additional 130,000 staff over the next 15 years.
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