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Paramedical Staff

Commons · Question 16343 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support structured recruitment pathways for newly qualified paramedics entering the ambulance workforce.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 Jul 2026

Decisions on recruitment and employment 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 deliver safe and effect...