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Commons · Question 103139 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on developing independently verified, modelled projections of the numbers of NHS staff needed to meet future population demand in the 10-Year Workforce Plan.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 Jan 2026

The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for patients, when they need it. It will include modelling of the potential size and shape of the future workforce a...