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Paediatrics: Pathology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to fill vacant consultant posts in Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology working in the South West?and the Midlands.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
8 Jan 2026
Answer
15 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to fill vacant consultant posts in Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology working in the South West?and the Midlands.

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver effective care.The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Pla...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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