Written questions

NHS Trusts: Recruitment

Commons · Question 77662 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of Trusts have designated recruitment teams focused on elective care specialties; and whether he plans on rolling out this initiative to more Trusts.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Oct 2025

The Department does not hold information on how many and what proportion of trusts have designated recruitment teams focused on elective care specialties.Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage...