Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16097
Heart Diseases
Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Question
Olivia Blake
Labour — Sheffield Hallam
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to recruit NHS cardiologists (a) nationally and (b) in regions suffering from shortages.
Answer
Karin SmythDecisions on recruitment and employment are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effect...
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