§ Lord Campbell-Savoursasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether all National Health Service trusts are working successfully with NHS Professionals; and [HL1542]
What progress has been made in developing NHS Professionals as a bank of health professionals. [HL1541]
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)The extension of NHS Professionals has progressed rapidly to a very tight timescale and against a background of substantial structural change across the NHS. An NHS solution built on the NHS Professionals concept of managing in-house temporary staff consistently across health economies, underpinned by tight agency framework agreements, remains the goal. Fifty-five NHS trusts are making full use of NHS Professionals.