Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110634

Physiotherapy: Employment

Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that newly qualified physiotherapists are able to access Band 5 employment opportunities within the NHS, in the context of recruitment freezes and rece

Answer

Karin Smyth
Decisions on the recruitment and employment of newly qualified physiotherapists 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 rig...

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