Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Not Addressed
Significant shortages across children's health workforce are impacting care delivery and patient safety.
Conclusion
Throughout this inquiry we heard that the children’s health workforce is being stretched to breaking point. There are significant shortages across multiple disciplines which prevent professionals from delivering the care young children and their families need and that, in some cases, significantly impacts on patient safety (Conclusion, Paragraph 76)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response discusses the publication of demographic data within the waiting list minimum data set (WLMDS) and future data granularity, which does not address the committee's conclusion about the children's health workforce being stretched and experiencing significant shortages.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 22 April 2026. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗