Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15598

Doctors: Training

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Mr Adnan Hussain

IndependentBlackburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 on international medical graduates employed in the NHS who had entered the 2026 rec

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 implements the Government’s commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training places, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and internationally trai...

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