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Neurology: Health Professions

Commons · Question 112795 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Feb 2026

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Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increased funding and planning for the neurology workforce; and what steps his Department is taking to increase neurology specialty training p

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Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Feb 2026

The 10-Year Health Plan, published on 3 July 2025, set out that over the next three years we will create 1,000 new specialty training posts with a focus on specialties where there is greatest need. The Government will set out its next steps on this in due...