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Dietetics: Apprentices

Asked by Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 December 2024UIN 20245

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of dietetic apprenticeships.

Answered by Karin Smyth

We will refresh the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan next summer, to ensure the National Health Service has the right people, in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need, when they need it. This will include how we ensure that we train, through all training routes, and provide the staff the NHS needs, including allied health professionals such as dieticians, to care for patients across our communities.

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