Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what organisation is responsible for NHS workforce planning.

Health Education England has a remit to lead workforce planning and education commissioning across the health system to secure the future supply of the workforce, underpinned by a comprehensive local workforce planning process led by providers of National Health Service commissioned services and taking into account national priorities.

Local NHS organisations also have a key role to play in terms of on-going Continued Professional Development of their existing workforce.