Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118580

Doctors: Training

Tabled: 6 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of including international medical graduates who are GMC-registered and who have at least two years’ NHS experience by 5 March 2026

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 5 March 2026, prioritises United Kingdom medical graduates and other doctors with significant National Health Service experience for specialty training places.For specialty tra...

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