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NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the Medical Defence Union to discuss NHS staff morale.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
8 Oct 2024 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the Medical Defence Union to discuss NHS staff morale.

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    There are no plans for my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to meet with the Medical Defence Union to discuss National Health Service staff morale.The Department works closely with NHS England to address issues around staf...

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