Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 57162

Armed Conflict: Casualties

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

ConservativeSolihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has developed a contingency framework to ensure NHS hospitals and clinical staff can respond to a surge in military casualties alongside civilian demand.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department continues to work closely with the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Medical Services to ensure the health system is resilient and prepared to respond to a range of scenarios, including conflicts and mass casualty events.The Department an...

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