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Doctors: Training

Commons · Question 66270 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure UK medical graduates stay in the NHS after completing (a) degrees and (b) foundation training.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 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...