Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118480

Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy: Children

Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 23 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 adequacy of paediatric a) physiotherapy and b) occupational therapy workforce capacity.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Decisions on recruitment and employment are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effect...
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