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Doctors: Training

Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN 28599, tabled on 4 February 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of UK medical graduates in NHS speciality training places.

This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.

Answered on

12 February 2025

Working with NHS England we continue to keep the selection process for all applicants to medical speciality training under review.

We are committed to ensuring that the number of medical specialty training places meets the demands of the National Health Service in the future. NHS England will work with stakeholders to ensure that any growth is sustainable and focused in the service areas where the need is greatest.

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