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Department of Health and Social Care: Agency Workers

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 July 2026UIN 17952

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Information on the Department’s workforce is published monthly on the GOV.UK website, and can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dhsc-workforce-management-information

The following table shows the number of non-payroll staff recorded in the relevant Monthly Workforce Management Information categories for the Department, in line with published Monthly Workforce Management Information and excluding agencies, at the end of March in each of the last five years:

Year

Headcount

2022

193

2023

58

2024

42

2025

14

2026

20

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