Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94508

Health Professions: Training

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Dr Simon Opher

LabourStroud

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individual applicants applied for specialty training places across all 65 medical specialties; and how many training places were available in 2025.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department holds data based on the application process for medical specialty training which allows the identification of unique applicants. This data is part of management information systems summarising information supplied in medical specialty train...

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