Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48073
Doctors: Employment
Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Jim Allister
Traditional Unionist Voice — North Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason graduates of UK medical schools are being given placeholder positions with four to eight weeks’ notice to move to new roles.
Answer
Karin SmythSome United Kingdom foundation programme applicants, including some final year UK medical students, have been assigned a placeholder in their allocated foundation school while their foundation posts can be confirmed. The process of confirming posts can ta...
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