General Practitioners and Hospitals: Staff
Commons · Question 85974 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of current NHS staffing levels in (a) hospitals and (b) general practice.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 5 Nov 2025
National Health Service hospitals and healthcare providers, such as general practices, are responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient staff to provide safe care for their patients.Providers already have a duty through Regulation 18 of the Health a...