Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 97889

Doctors: Graduates

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 8 January 2026

Question

Mr Louie French

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to prioritise UK-trained medical graduates over overseas-trained applicants when allocating (a) Foundation Years and (b) speciality training posts; and if he

Answer

Karin Smyth

On 8 December 2025, the Government put an offer in writing to the British Medical Association Resident Doctors Committee which would put in place emergency legislation in the new year which would prioritise United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland medical g...

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