Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure there are adequate numbers of skilled professionals to meet the needs of seriously ill children and young people.

Ensuring that children and young people are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it, is crucial to improving outcomes for children. This includes making sure that there are adequate numbers of skilled professionals to meet the needs of seriously ill children and young people.

We are developing a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the National Health Service. A core part of the 10-Year Health Plan will be our workforce, and how we ensure we provide the staff, technology, and infrastructure the NHS needs to the care for all patients, including children and young people.