Question follow-through · 103917

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the recruitment and retention of staff in women’s health services in Hampshire.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
7 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the recruitment and retention of staff in women’s health services in Hampshire.

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 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 safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS has the r...

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