Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 20 January 2026.
Kieran Mullan
Shadow Minister (Justice)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking you ensure that NHS workforce planning in England, including for the upcoming 10-year Workforce Plan, is independent and regular.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
We have committed to publishing regular workforce planning. This will start with the 10 Year Workforce Plan, which will include updated workforce modelling and its underlying assumptions when published in spring 2026. The updated workforce modelling will be supported by independent external scrutiny to assess and test it.
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