Doctors: Training
Commons · Question 2185 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Juliet Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which speciality training programmes allow Less Than Full Time trainees to progress on the basis of competency rather than requiring extensions to the duration of training before the award of a Cer
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Jun 2026
The General Medical Council (GMC) is the regulator of all medical doctors, physician assistants (PAs) and physician assistants in anaesthesia (PAAs), still legally known as physician associates and anaesthesia associates, practising in the United Kingdom....