Question follow-through · 119529
NHS England: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the NHS England voluntary redundancy scheme on its ability to deliver its functions.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 23 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the NHS England voluntary redundancy scheme on its ability to deliver its functions.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Mar 2026
Answer published
The NHS England voluntary redundancy scheme was launched in December 2025, with staff able to submit applications. Following closure of the window for applications, there has been a considered and risk-based approvals process to determine whether applicat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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