questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of  introducing a requirement for health professionals to spend at least three years in the NHS following training before they can practice privately.
answerText: The Department consulted on a tie-in to National Health Service dentistry for graduate dentists in 2024. We are considering the responses and will set out our position in due course. No assessment has been made for other healthcare professionals.
heading: Health Professions: Private Sector