Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119000
Paramedical Staff: Recruitment
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026
Question
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat — Sutton and Cheam
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of newly qualified paramedics unable to secure employment in NHS ambulance trusts due to financial constraints on recruitment.
Answer
Karin SmythNo estimate has been made of the number of newly qualified paramedics unable to secure employment in National Health Service ambulance trusts.Decisions on the employment of newly qualified paramedics are a matter for individual NHS trusts which manage the...
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