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NHS: Staff

Asked by Dr Kieran MullanConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105008

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking you ensure that NHS workforce planning in England, including for the upcoming 10-year Workforce Plan, is independent and regular.

Answered by Karin Smyth

We have committed to publishing regular workforce planning. This will start with the 10 Year Workforce Plan, which will include updated workforce modelling and its underlying assumptions when published in spring 2026. The updated workforce modelling will be supported by independent external scrutiny to assess and test it.

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