NHS: Staff
Commons · Question 49193 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 May 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS trusts do not have to (a) reduce substantive staff posts and (b) scale back service provision to meet operational priorities in 2025-26.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 May 2025
We have changed the National Health Service operating model to devolve power to local leaders. The Darzi investigation highlighted that there were too many targets set for the NHS, which made it hard for local systems to prioritise their actions or be hel...