Question follow-through · 16705
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his department is doing to address recruitment and retention issues in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his department is doing to address recruitment and retention issues in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jul 2026
Answer published
Decisions on employment in obstetrics and gynaecology are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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