12 Response Response Pending

Paediatric and perinatal pathologists

Recommendation

DHSC and NHS England must ensure that, by June 2033, there are 37 doctors in training
posts as paediatric and perinatal pathologists, in line with the workforce requirement set
out by the Royal College of Pathologists in the November 2025 Paediatric and Perinatal
Pathology Workforce Report. The incentive scheme should remain in place and funded
until at least 37 doctors are in training posts as paediatric and perinatal pathologists.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
Based on tracking data in the inquiry database.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by baseline-data-v1 on 16 Sep 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
Jurisdiction
England
Page Reference
6
Section Reference
Chapter 28
Response
Response Pending

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Thirlwall Inquiry Final Report 15 Sep 2026
Responsible Bodies
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS England
Last formal update No formal updates