Resident Doctors: Location
Commons · Question 86800 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider reviewing the geographical areas within which resident doctors are expected to relocate during specialty training.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 6 Nov 2025
We recognise the importance of location stability for doctors in training and the impact that frequent relocations can have on wellbeing, retention, and workforce planning.A review into postgraduate medical training is already underway. The first phase of...