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Anaesthetics: East of England

Asked by Ian SollomLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 January 2026UIN 101942

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the size of the anaesthetist workforce in (a) the East of England and (b) St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department has not made a specific assessment of the adequacy of the size of the anaesthetist workforce in the East of England and/or the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency. Appropriate National Health Service staffing levels are determined locally.

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