Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered am ar 28 Mawrth 2024.
Neil Hudson
Ceidwadwyr, Penrith and The Border
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase staff retention in the veterinary sector.
Mark Spencer
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Defra is aware of the challenges facing the veterinary sector, including retention of qualified veterinary surgeons. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, as the regulator for the veterinary profession, published its Workforce Action Plan in 2022 to progress issues of recruitment, retention and return. Defra works closely with the RCVS on issues concerning the veterinary profession and continues to keep reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act, where amendments might support increases in recruitment and retention, under review.
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