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NHS: Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of resolving NHS employment disputes early.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of resolving NHS employment disputes early.

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Department has not made this specific assessment. National Health Service employment disputes arising at a local level are for employers to manage and resolve locally. At a national level, the Government has prioritised improving industrial relations ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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