Question follow-through · 77665

NHS: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in the number of interim board positions on the capacity of the executive to reduce waiting lists.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
13 Oct 2025 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in the number of interim board positions on the capacity of the executive to reduce waiting lists.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of staffing shortages in non-clinical roles, workforce burnout, reductions in the number of interim board positions, or regional retention offers on waiting lists, or of creating temporary ...

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