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...