Armed Conflict: Casualties
Commons · Question 57162 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has developed a contingency framework to ensure NHS hospitals and clinical staff can respond to a surge in military casualties alongside civilian demand.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 20 Jun 2025
The Department continues to work closely with the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Medical Services to ensure the health system is resilient and prepared to respond to a range of scenarios, including conflicts and mass casualty events.The Department an...