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Paediatrics: Pathology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to increase recruitment of paediatric pathologists.

answeredCameron ThomasDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
11 Mar 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to increase recruitment of paediatric pathologists.

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    NHS England established a national programme in late 2022 to address paediatric and perinatal pathologist workforce challenges and has undertaken significant work in relation to workforce funding, training, and incentives. This has included making additio...

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