Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December to Question 95818, which (a) patient organisations and (b) other relevant stakeholders his Department has consulted on the NHS workforce plan.

NHS England has engaged with a range of stakeholders during the development of the long term workforce plan. Independent think tanks have tested and refined the plan’s methodology and NHS England has consulted with stakeholders including medical Royal Colleges, trade unions, regulators, system leaders, third sector organisations and representatives from the workforce. NHS England is continuing this engagement prior to finalising the plan.