Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114282

Medicine: Recruitment

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to introducing transitional arrangements for the implementation of UK graduate prioritisation in medical specialty recruitment for the 2025–26 recruitmen

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government does not plan to introduce transitional arrangements for the implementation of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill.For 2026 specialty training posts we have used immigration status as a reasonable proxy for National Health Service ex...

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