Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88090

Anaesthetics

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of anaesthetic workforce availability on elective surgery waiting times.

Answer

Karin Smyth

No specific recent assessment has been made by the Department on the impact of the levels of the anaesthetic workforce’s availability on elective surgery waiting times. Local providers are best placed to make decisions on workforce capacity to reflect loc...

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