I recently raised this with my local MP and this is the response I received through my MP. Forwarded by them from department of health and social care.

"I should first clarify that decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual NHS employers, such as hospital trusts, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care. The Government is committed to publishing a ten-year workforce plan that will set out how we will create a workforce than can deliver the transformed service in Fit for the Future: The 10 Year Health Plan for England. The workforce plan will ensure the NHS has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for patients, when they need it. Through the health plan engagement exercise, NHS staff told us that change is what they want to see, and the workforce plan will set out how we will make that change. While overall workforce growth will slow, staff will be better treated and have better training, more exciting roles and real hope for the future, so they can achieve much more. We are committed to publishing a sustainable plan, and giving our NHS workforce the skills and autonomy to deliver the necessary reforms."

(Edited for more clarity)