NHS: Redundancy

(asked on 22nd October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps she has taken on the closure and restructuring of NHS England with regard to redundancies of staff.


Answered by
Karin Smyth Portrait
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 27th October 2026

I refer the Hon. Member to the impact assessment that has been laid before Parliament, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-bill-abolishing-nhs-england-impact-assessment

The latest information on NHS England's workforce, including information on redundancy, was published in NHS England's most recent Annual Report and Accounts. This is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-england-annual-report-and-accounts-2025-to-2026

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