Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51224

Doctors: Training

Tabled: 9 May 2025

Answered: 16 May 2025

Question

Aphra Brandreth

Conservative — Chester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered reformulating unfilled training posts to enable them to be given to medical students in their second foundation year who have prior experience in the relevant department.

Answer

Karin Smyth

There has been no such consideration. Foundation training and medical speciality training involve different responsibilities, expectations, and levels of experience. The two-year foundation programme acts as a bridge between medical school and specialty t...

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