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<p>The Department, alongside NHS England and NHS Improvement, is ensuring that there
is regular communication with frontline National Health Service organisations regarding
European Union exit preparations.</p><p> </p><p>We have published EU exit operational
readiness guidance for the health and care system in England outlining actions that
providers and commissioners of health and social care services should take to prepare
for, and manage, the risks of the United Kingdom leaving the EU. We do not currently
expect the manner by which the UK leaves the EU to have a significant impact on NHS
staffing levels on or around exit day.</p><p>We are, however, not complacent and have
plans in place to ensure there will continue to be sufficient staff to deliver the
high-quality services on which the public relies. Our overall programme of work is
comprehensive, thorough and continuously updated and will stand irrespective of the
terms in which the UK leaves the EU. We continue to monitor and analyse overall staffing
levels in the NHS and social care sector and we have been monitoring leaver and joiner
rates of EU staff on a regular basis since the 2016 referendum. In addition, individual
organisations can escalate concerns through existing reporting mechanisms to ensure
there is regional and national oversight.</p><p> </p>
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