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Department of Health and Social Care: Redundancy

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 30 March 2026UIN 122499

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 92264 on NHS England; Redundancy, how many departmental civil servants left under the voluntary exit scheme in the first cohort of November-Dec

Answered by Karin Smyth

198 employees left in November and December 2025. We are not yet in a position to confirm the total number of leavers, although as of 23 March 2026, a further 98 employees have left or are confirmed leavers under our voluntary exit scheme.

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