Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96493
Hospitals: Private Sector
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Question
Damien Egan
Labour — Bristol North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staff undertaking additional work in private hospitals on NHS workforce capacity.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department has made no assessment of the impact of National Health Service staff undertaking additional work in private hospitals on NHS workforce capacity.