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Health Services: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is provided to recruit and retain staff in coastal and rural health economies such as Torbay and South Devon.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is provided to recruit and retain staff in coastal and rural health economies such as Torbay and South Devon.

  2. 15 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Apr 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.As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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