Doctors: Training
Commons · Question 51224 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 May 2025
Question
Asked by Aphra Brandreth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered reformulating unfilled training posts to enable them to be given to medical students in their second foundation year who have prior experience in the relevant department.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 May 2025
There has been no such consideration. Foundation training and medical speciality training involve different responsibilities, expectations, and levels of experience. The two-year foundation programme acts as a bridge between medical school and specialty t...