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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...