United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3605
Healthcare Assistants: Training
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20 May 2026
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1 June 2026 · Answer
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Healthcare
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1 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current regulatory arrangements for the training of healthcare support workers; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all staff recei
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current regulatory arrangements for the training of healthcare support workers; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all staff recei
Source: Commons
1 June 2026
Answer
Healthcare support workers (HCSWs) are not regulated by a statutory professional body. Where HCSWs are working in health and social care services and the provider is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the CQC regulates the service provider...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3605
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1908258
- uk · wq-1908258 · source updated 1 June 2026