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Reserve Forces: Health Services

Commons · Question 57164 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of NHS staffing shortages on the availability of medical Reservists for the armed forces.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Jun 2025

No specific assessment has been made. NHS Employers, which is part of the NHS Confederation and supports workforce development across the National Health Service, runs a programme that is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry...