Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77662

NHS Trusts: Recruitment

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of Trusts have designated recruitment teams focused on elective care specialties; and whether he plans on rolling out this initiative to more Trusts.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department does not hold information on how many and what proportion of trusts have designated recruitment teams focused on elective care specialties.Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage...

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