Question follow-through · 29238

Ambulance Services: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (i) what estimate her Department has made of the number of newly qualified paramedics who have been unable to secure employment with NHS ambulance trusts in England in each of the last three years;

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
15 Sept 2026
Answer
17 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (i) what estimate her Department has made of the number of newly qualified paramedics who have been unable to secure employment with NHS ambulance trusts in England in each of the last three years;

  2. 15 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Decisions on local recruitment and employment are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts, to ensure they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective care, and the specific information re...

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