Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 79813

Health Professions: Rural Areas

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the reasons for the difficulties in the recruitment of health staff in rural areas, in the context of his plans for a Neighbourhood Health Service.

Answer

Karin Smyth

We have found that people tend to settle and practice in areas where they train, as identified on page 209 of the Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2021 – Health in Coastal Communities, which is available at the following link:https://assets.publishin...

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