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Doctors: Training

Commons · Question 64649 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prioritise UK-trained resident doctors in the allocation of specialist training posts; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of such funded posts.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 10 Jul 2025

As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan published on 3 July, we will work across Government to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other doctors who have worked in the National Heal...