Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119164

Paediatrics: Pathology

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to increase recruitment of paediatric pathologists.

Answer

Karin Smyth
NHS England established a national programme in late 2022 to address paediatric and perinatal pathologist workforce challenges and has undertaken significant work in relation to workforce funding, training, and incentives. This has included making additio...

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