Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Occupational Therapist's Workforce survey report 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report's findings; and whether he plans to steps to implement that report's recommendations.

To support the workforce as a whole we have commissioned NHS England to develop a Long Term Workforce Plan, which will include independently verified forecasts for the number of healthcare professionals required in future years.

The Royal College of Occupational Therapy have had the opportunity to meet and share evidence with the NHS England team developing the Long Term Workforce Plan.

The Government has and will continue to prioritise investment into the National Health Service. The Long Term Workforce plan will help ensure that we have the right numbers of staff, with the right skills to transform and deliver high quality services fit for the future.