Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71816

NHS: Staff

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS is sufficiently staffed over summer holiday periods.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Individual NHS Trusts and other providers are responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient staff to provide safe care.Trusts already have a duty to regularly review the number of staff and range of skills needed to safely meet the needs of people us...

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