Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118412

Medicine: Higher Education

Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Cat Eccles

LabourStourbridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical students graduated from UK universities in each of the last five years; and how many doctors completed foundation training in each of the last five years.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Data published by the General Medical Council (GMC) provides information on the number of doctors with a United Kingdom Primary Medical Qualification (PMQ) by year. The following table shows the number of doctors graduating from UK medical schools in each...

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