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Allied Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of senior NHS leadership roles are held by Allied Health Professionals; and what steps he is taking to increase that proportion.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
19 Jun 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of senior NHS leadership roles are held by Allied Health Professionals; and what steps he is taking to increase that proportion.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Department and NHS England do not currently hold a comprehensive central dataset on the proportion of all senior NHS Board-level roles held by Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).NHS England is actively seeking to increase representation from a broader...

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