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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....