Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113068

Health Professions: Training

Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Stuart Andrew

ConservativeDaventry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the additional 1,000 medical specialty training posts referred to in the 10 Year Workforce Plan will be allocated in the current calendar year or phased over multiple years.

Answer

Karin Smyth
NHS England is currently in discussions with local National Health Service providers on proposals to expand specialty training posts, with a view to introducing these through an additional recruitment round in 2026.NHS England has written to NHS Providers...

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