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Anaesthetists and Doctors: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the percentage of (a) doctors and (b) anaesthetists preparing to leave the profession; and what steps he is taking to improve retention.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
14 Nov 2024
Answer
21 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the percentage of (a) doctors and (b) anaesthetists preparing to leave the profession; and what steps he is taking to improve retention.

  2. 14 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to tackling the workforce crisis across the National Health Service. This will be achieved through better workforce planning, which will address the recruitment and retention challenges facing the NHS.NHS England continues to l...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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