Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112795

Neurology: Health Professions

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increased funding and planning for the neurology workforce; and what steps his Department is taking to increase neurology specialty training p

Answer

Karin Smyth
The 10-Year Health Plan, published on 3 July 2025, set out that over the next three years we will create 1,000 new specialty training posts with a focus on specialties where there is greatest need. The Government will set out its next steps on this in due...

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