General Practitioners: Training
Commons · Question 109773 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP trainees qualified as GPs in each of the last three years.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Feb 2026
General practice (GP) speciality training has maintained a low rate of attrition over the last three years of approximately 1.3% to 1.5%, and the average length of time to complete GP training has remained at 3.8 years.A proportion of trainees achieving a...