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Hospitals: Private Sector

Asked by Damien EganLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 December 2025UIN 96493

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staff undertaking additional work in private hospitals on NHS workforce capacity.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department has made no assessment of the impact of National Health Service staff undertaking additional work in private hospitals on NHS workforce capacity.

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