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NHS: Staff

Asked by Dr Neil Shastri-HurstConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 26 November 2025UIN 91826

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff were subject to Maintaining High Professional Standards procedures in each of the last five years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold data centrally on how many National Health Service staff were investigated under the Maintaining High Professional Standards framework in each of the last five years. This data is also not held by NHS England.

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