Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101044

Doctors: Training

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage trainee doctors to take up rehabilitation as a specialism.

Answer

Karin Smyth
We are committed to training the staff we need, including rehabilitation specialists, to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.As of September 2025, there are 490 full-time equivalent (FTE) doctors working in...

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