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Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of specialist training opportunities for young doctors; and whether he has plans to increase the availability of these opportunities.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
27 Feb 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of specialist training opportunities for young doctors; and whether he has plans to increase the availability of these opportunities.

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it. We will ensure that the number of medical specialty training places meets the demands of the National Health Service i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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