Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40612

Speech and Language Therapy: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025

Question

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of speech and language therapists.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service employers. NHS trusts 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 effective ...
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