Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 34019

NHS: Recruitment

Tabled: 26 February 2025

Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many domestically trained applicants were rejected for residency positions with NHS providers in each year since 2020.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The decision to remove the Resident Labour Market Test for doctors in 2020 has meant that more international medical graduates have also been able to apply for speciality training places, increasing the number of candidates for roles.Residencies, or speci...

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