Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of staff required to provide specialist women’s health services through the NHS online hospital.

Analysis shows that, in the first three years, the anticipated workforce available is sufficient to meet the demand for the National Health Service online hospital, including for women’s health services. Across all specialities, only a small percentage, approximately 4%, of consultants will need to contribute fewer than six hours per week to meet the 8.5 million forecasted appointments and assessments in the first three years.