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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...