Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48073

Doctors: Employment

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth 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 Smyth
Some 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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