Health Services
Commons · Question 12817 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Tom Gordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that specialist expertise, particularly in areas such as cancer, frontline NHS delivery and patient engagement, is retained and effectively integrated as NHS Engla
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 7 Jul 2026
The Government recognises that delivering reform and maintaining performance depends on retaining the right skills, knowledge, and experience that exists across both our current workforces in NHS England and the Department.The changes proposed are not a r...