Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112994

NHS Trusts: Complaints

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of staffing levels on the volume of complaints received by NHS trusts.

Answer

Karin Smyth
No assessment has been made. The responsibility for staffing levels is with clinical and other leaders at a local level, responding to local needs, supported by guidelines by national and professional bodies and overseen and regulated in England by the Ca...
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