Written questions

NHS: Labour Turnover

Commons · Question 77665 · 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in the number of interim board positions on the capacity of the executive to reduce waiting lists.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Oct 2025

The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of staffing shortages in non-clinical roles, workforce burnout, reductions in the number of interim board positions, or regional retention offers on waiting lists, or of creating temporary ...