Question follow-through · 56560

Resident Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist training contracts for junior doctors.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
10 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist training contracts for junior doctors.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure that 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 Servic...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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