NHS: Agency Workers
Commons · Question 4009 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS spending on agency staff.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 4 Jun 2026
As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government has set an ambition on eliminating agency spend by the end of this Parliament.The previous Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Jim Mackey, the Chief Executive of NHS England, wrote to tru...