Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107495

Doctors: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 21 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the points-based immigration system in the recruitment and retention of UK-trained newly qualified doctors.

Answer

Karin Smyth

No recent specific assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the points-based immigration system in the recruitment and retention of United Kingdom-trained newly qualified doctors.However, the number of applications to foundation and speciality tra...

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