Thousands of ex-NHS staff to rejoin service in coronavirus drive
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from on (#514GP)
More than 7,500 returning clinicians will expand NHS workforce to help tackle outbreak
More than 7,500 former NHS staff have heeded the government's call to rejoin the health service and help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. They include about 5,633 nurses and midwives and 1,930 doctors.
Matt Hancock told MPs on Monday that 7,563 clinical staff had applied to come back into the NHS by seeking to rejoin the register for their professions.
Continue reading...