Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82827
NHS Trusts: English Language
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to NHS trusts on ensuring that (a) reception and (b) administrative staff are proficient in English.
Answer
Karin SmythNational Health Service trusts are independent bodies and as such have responsibility for their own recruitment policies and for ensuring their appointment procedures are aligned with employment law and good human resources practice.Employers have respons...
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