Surgery
Commons · Question 1315 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 May 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how responsibility for workforce planning and advanced specialist surgical training will be managed following the abolition of NHS England.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 21 May 2026
The importance of maintaining pipeline supply and capabilities in the specialist surgical workforce is recognised within the legacy functions of NHS England that the Government intends to transfer into the Department.Work has commenced to ensure oversight...