Written questions

Medicine: Higher Education

Commons · Question 118412 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Cat Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical students graduated from UK universities in each of the last five years; and how many doctors completed foundation training in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Mar 2026

Data published by the General Medical Council (GMC) provides information on the number of doctors with a United Kingdom Primary Medical Qualification (PMQ) by year. The following table shows the number of doctors graduating from UK medical schools in each...