The
Department of Health is considering using London’s military barracks to house
nurses in a bid to solve the public workers housing shortage.
The
lack of affordable housing in the capital is hampering recruitment and
retention in the NHS and there has been a dialogue with the Army about using
barracks to accommodate nursing staff.
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Reports
in the Daily Mail and Telegraph suggest the Government is considering the plan
and the Ministry of Defence has offered to move the soldiers out.
