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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)
Addressee Bodies
Department of Health and Social Care
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.4 yrs
Report published 22 Jan 2026