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NHS: Redundancy

Commons · Question 5515 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that rural and coastal health economies, including Torbay and South Devon, are not disproportionately affected by NHS workforce reductions and restruct

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 8 Jun 2026

Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS has the r...