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Resident Doctors: Employment

Commons · Question 51225 · 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, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) career and (b) job search support provisions available to junior doctors.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 May 2025

There has been no recent assessment. Under the UK Foundation Programme curriculum, foundation doctors should receive career guidance and advice from educational supervisors, along with the opportunity to explore potential careers.A variety of other tools ...