Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106416

NHS: Redundancy

Tabled: 16 January 2026

Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fragmented recognition of service across different NHS sectors on long-serving NHS staff during redundancy processes.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department has not made an assessment of how fragmented recognition of service across different National Health Service sectors might affect long-serving NHS staff who face redundancy.Redundancy entitlements for NHS staff are determined by Section 16 ...

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