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NHS: Aid Workers

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 66553

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide opportunities for NHS staff to work in (a) Gaza and (b) other conflict zones.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

There are options for National Health Service staff to voluntarily provide healthcare support on a humanitarian basis and separately to their NHS duties. For example, humanitarian medical charities such as UK Med are active in Gaza, with NHS clinicians volunteering to provide life-saving medical aid to people affected by the conflict.

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