Doctors: Training
Commons · Question 29058 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many foundation year doctor posts were unavailable to newly appointed foundation doctors this year because they were occupied by doctors granted extensions to complete training competencies; an
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Sep 2026
The information requested for Question 29058 is not held centrally in the format requested.Recruitment to the 2026 UK Foundation Programme has now concluded. Total numbers of Foundation Programme places in the United Kingdom are agreed through a four-nati...