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Doctors: Training

Commons · Question 119628 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by John Grady

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Portfolio Pathway system for qualification as consultants.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Mar 2026

No assessment has been made by the Department of the effectiveness of the Portfolio Pathway route to professional registration for overseas qualified specialist medical practitioners and general practitioners or the availability of portfolio assessors. Th...