Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116832

Doctors: Training

Tabled: 2 March 2026

Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Alison Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are an adequate number of suitable training places available for medical graduates across all of the UK, including those who have graduated in Scotland

Answer

Karin Smyth

We set out in the 10-Year Health Plan for England that over the next three years we will create 1,000 new specialty training posts, with a focus on specialties where there is greatest need. We will set out next steps in due course.We have also introduced ...

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