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Question follow-through · 3798

NHS: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applicants were (a) accepted onto and (b) rejected from the NHS Scientist Training Programme in (i) 2021-2022, (ii) 2022-2023 and (iii) 2023-2024.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
4 Sept 2024
Answer
11 Sept 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applicants were (a) accepted onto and (b) rejected from the NHS Scientist Training Programme in (i) 2021-2022, (ii) 2022-2023 and (iii) 2023-2024.

  2. 4 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The following table shows the total number of annual starters in the NHS Scientist Training Programme, as well as their split by the in-service and direct entry routes, and the number of rejected or unsuccessful direct entry applicants, each year from 202...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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