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Reserve Forces: Health Services

Commons · Question 57165 · 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, whether he plans to take steps with the Secretary of State for Defence to create a formal framework for supporting NHS-employed clinicians who serve as medical Reservists.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Jun 2025

Clinicians who serve as Reservists play a vital role in supporting both the National Health Service and the Armed Forces. The Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Defence work with NHS Employers to ensure that NHS organisations are sup...