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Surgery: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase training facilities for surgeons in the East of England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Jan 2025
Target answer date
20 Jan 2025
Answer
22 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase training facilities for surgeons in the East of England.

  2. 20 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    All local education providers, including in the East of England, are responsible for ensuring they have the appropriate capacity, including facilities, for training staff, including surgeons.The General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) Promoting excellence: stan...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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