Question follow-through · 127748

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of regulatory and accreditation barriers on the level of NHS workforce.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
20 Apr 2026
Answer
24 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of regulatory and accreditation barriers on the level of NHS workforce.

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The statutory regulation of healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom is designed to protect patients and the public by ensuring that registered practitioners are appropriately trained, competent, and fit to practise.The UK’s healthcare professional ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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