Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101943

Anaesthetics: Rrecruitment

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Ian Sollom

Liberal DemocratSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of anaesthetists across the UK.

Answer

Karin Smyth
We set out in the 10-Year Health Plan for England published in July 2025 that over the next three years we will create 1,000 new specialty training posts with a focus on specialties where there is greatest need.On 8 December, the Government put an offer i...

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