General Practitioners: Recruitment
Commons · Question 119834 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment process on UK residents seeking GP employment compared to overseas applicants.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 Mar 2026
No specific assessment has been made. The UK National Recruitment Board, which oversees specialty training on behalf of the four United Kingdom health departments, has governance processes which determine whether the Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment...