Written questions

NHS: Redundancy

Commons · Question 106416 · Tabled 16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fragmented recognition of service across different NHS sectors on long-serving NHS staff during redundancy processes.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jan 2026

The Department has not made an assessment of how fragmented recognition of service across different National Health Service sectors might affect long-serving NHS staff who face redundancy.Redundancy entitlements for NHS staff are determined by Section 16 ...