Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108345

Accident and Emergency Departments: Injuries

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that clinicians in emergency and urgent care settings receive adequate training in the recognition and management of hamstring avulsion injuries.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Regulated healthcare professionals need to meet the standards of proficiency, conduct, and performance set by the relevant professional regulator, which are independent of the Government. It is the responsibility of individual employers to ensure their st...

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