Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 64649

Doctors: Training

Tabled: 2 July 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prioritise UK-trained resident doctors in the allocation of specialist training posts; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of such funded posts.

Answer

Karin Smyth

As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan published on 3 July, we will work across Government to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other doctors who have worked in the National Heal...

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