Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14631

Resident Doctors: Training

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased resident doctor training places on regional workforce levels, including in underserved and rural areas.

Answer

Karin Smyth

On 29 June 2026, the British Medical Association’s Resident Doctors Committee announced that their membership had voted to accept an offer from the Government to resolve their dispute on pay and jobs.The deal for resident doctors includes the introduction...

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