Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55929

Doctors: Training

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the challenges that medical graduates face in securing positions within medical specialty training programmes.

Answer

Karin Smyth
We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure that patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.We will ensure that the number of medical specialty training places meets the demands of the National Health Servic...

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