Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96917

Surgery: Training

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Ben Coleman

LabourChelsea and Fulham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS Trusts and clinical directors on ensuring surgical trainees have adequate access to operating theatres.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department has held no discussions with National Health Service trusts and clinical directors on surgical trainees’ access to operating theatres.It is the responsibility of individual employers to ensure their staff have appropriate access to ongoing ...

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