Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127387

Community Health Services: Dietetics

Tabled: 14 April 2026

Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of dietitians required to adequately support obesity, diabetes and malnutrition services in community healthcare settings in England.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure that the National Health Service has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for patients, when they need it. We are working through how the 10 Year Workforce Plan will articulate the chan...

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