Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16097

Heart Diseases

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Olivia Blake

LabourSheffield 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 Smyth
Decisions 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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