United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 726
Midwives and Nurses: Recruitment
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13 May 2026
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21 May 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses and midwives are expected to join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27; and how many Band 5 nursing and midwifery vacancies were
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13 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses and midwives are expected to join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27; and how many Band 5 nursing and midwifery vacancies were
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21 May 2026
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council publishes data twice a year on the makeup of its professional register, and this includes information on the number of people trained in the United Kingdom who have joined the register for the first time, which will be a ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/726
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1904804
- uk · wq-1904804 · source updated 21 May 2026