Written questions

NHS: Equality

Commons · Question 56196 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Barclay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue further guidance to the NHS organisations on ending the recruitment of dedicated equality, diversity and inclusion staff.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 Jun 2025

National Health Service organisations should be working to address inequalities, in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for all patients, as well as tackling the abuse and discrimination that some NHS staff face in the workplace. Local NHS leaders ...