Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77664
Health Services: Consultants
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average number of days taken to fill a consultant-level vacancy in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department does not hold data on the number of days taken to fill a consultant-level vacancy nor has it made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to fill consultant-level vacancies on waiting list recovery rates.NHS England publishe...
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