Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119625

Doctors: Training

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

John Grady

LabourGlasgow East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors have applied to qualify as consultants under the Portfolio Pathway route over the last five years for which data is available.

Answer

Karin Smyth
No assessment has been made by the Department of the effectiveness of the Portfolio Pathway route to professional registration for overseas qualified specialist medical practitioners and general practitioners or the availability of portfolio assessors. Th...

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