Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department takes to monitor the performance of the provision of local retention initiatives in the NHS Greater Manchester ICS area.

NHS England retains oversight of local workforce plans and is updated on vacancy rates. However, recruitment and retention are undertaken at trust level. The NHS People Plan focuses on improving the retention of National Health Service staff by prioritising staff health and wellbeing. In 2022/23, £45 million has been allocated to support the continuation of 40 mental health hubs, the Professional Nurse Advocates programme and expanding the NHS Practitioner Health service.

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care System is currently developing a retention plan and is engaging with partners in the health and care system. It is also working with NHS England to consider current and future data collection to monitoring the impact and sustainability of local retention initiatives.