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Paramedical Staff: Recruitment

Commons · Question 2254 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help Newly Qualified Paramedics (NQPs) into work.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Jun 2026

Decisions on the employment of newly qualified paramedics 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 deliv...

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