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<p>DExEU Ministers continue to hold regular discussions with the Department of Health
and Social Care Ministers. The Government hugely values the contribution of EU staff
to the NHS. We have taken steps to ensure that existing staff are able to remain working
and living in the UK through the EU Settlement Scheme; and we will seek to ensure
qualifications from the EU will continue to be recognised after we have exited the
European Union.</p><p>Since the referendum, there are almost 7,300 more EU nationals
working in NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups.<sup><em>1 </em></sup>Furthermore,
the Government has pledged to increase nurse numbers by 50,000 in the next five years,
and give all nursing students on courses from September 2020 a payment of at least
£5,000 which they will not need to pay back.</p><p>Recruitment for the NHS does not
stop at the EU, we recruit talented individuals from all over the globe. The Government
will launch a new visa to ensure qualified doctors, nurses and health professionals
have fast-track entry to work in the United Kingdom. This will help ensure that there
will be sufficient numbers of staff following the UK’s exit from the EU to enable
the delivery of the high-quality services on which the public relies.</p><p>The Department
for Health and Social Care continues to monitor and analyse staffing levels across
the NHS and social care.</p><p> </p><p><em>1 </em>NHS Hospital and Community Health
Service (HCHS) Workforce Statistics in England, NHS Digital, (Dec 2019). Figure based
on comparison between June 2016 and September 2019.<strong><br></strong></p>
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