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Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Friday, 20 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 March 2026. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 30 March 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Department of Health and Social Care: Redundancy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 92264 on NHS England; Redundancy, how many departmental civil servants left under the voluntary exit scheme in the first cohort of November-December 2025; and how many will leave in the second cohort between January and May 2026.

Answer

198 employees left in November and December 2025. We are not yet in a position to confirm the total number of leavers, although as of 23 March 2026, a further 98 employees have left or are confirmed leavers under our voluntary exit scheme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
122499
Session
2024-26
Related items
NHS England: Redundancy
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Redundancy Department of Health and Social Care
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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