NHS: Staff
Commons · Question 71816 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS is sufficiently staffed over summer holiday periods.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Sep 2025
Individual NHS Trusts and other providers are responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient staff to provide safe care.Trusts already have a duty to regularly review the number of staff and range of skills needed to safely meet the needs of people us...