Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103599

Children's Play: Health Services

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 27 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include health play professionals in the NHS workforce plan.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. This ambition is at the heart of our 10-Year Health Plan, which sets out three radical shifts: from treatment to prevention; from hospital to community; and from analogue t...

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