PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(10 March 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of paramedics in England.
Asked by:
Jas Athwal (Labour)
Asked by:
Jas Athwal (Labour)
Answer
In November 2024, there were 20,243 full time equivalent paramedics employed across the 10 National Health Service ambulance services in England, representing 1,518 or 8.1% more than a year ago and 4,131 or 25.6% more than five years ago.
In summer 2025, we will publish a refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade. We will ensure the NHS has the right people, in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need when they need it.
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