Written questions

Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy: Children

Commons · Question 118480 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of paediatric a) physiotherapy and b) occupational therapy workforce capacity.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Mar 2026

Decisions on recruitment and employment are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effect...