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Nurses: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses have secured employment through the Graduate Guarantee scheme since its introduction; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Graduate Guarantee sche

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 10 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 14 Oct 2025
Answer: 22 Oct 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses have secured employment through the Graduate Guarantee scheme since its introduction; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Graduate Guarantee sche
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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22 Oct 2025
Answer published
Supporting newly qualified nurses and midwives to move smoothly into employment is a key priority. The Graduate Guarantee, introduced in August 2025, is now being implemented across the National Health Service to ensure every newly qualified nurse and mid...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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