Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96822

Resident Doctors: Strikes

Tabled: 3 December 2025

Answered: 9 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds information on the number of resident doctors who, whilst on strike, work for another trust.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold information on the number of resident doctors who, whilst on strike, work for another trust.National Health Service staff who are on strike are not prevented by law from working for non-NHS bodies or other NHS organisations, i...

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