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Doctors: Training

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Question for Department of Health

UIN 30386, tabled on 8 March 2016

Question

Sir Nicholas Soames
Conservative
Mid Sussex
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors have (a) commenced and (b) finished their training in each of the last five years.

Answer

Ben Gummer
Conservative
Ipswich
Commons

Answered on

11 March 2016

The table provides figures on a United Kingdom basis for the number of trainees entering further training at Foundation Year 1 (F1) for the last 5 years. However, it should be noted that not all doctors commence their training in the UK at F1, and an accurate figure for these is not available.

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

7,314

7,257

7,330

7,678

7,478

The General Medical Council (GMC) issue Certificates of Completion of Training (CCT) to doctors who complete a full GMC approved speciality training programme. The UK figures for the last five years available from the GMC are:

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

6,211

6,406

6,222

6,429

6,888

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