Question follow-through · 92222

Doctors: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that UK medical graduates are prioritised for training posts in the National Health Service.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
20 Nov 2025
Answer
27 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that UK medical graduates are prioritised for training posts in the National Health Service.

  2. 20 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan, published on 3 July, we will work across the Government to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other doctors who have worked in the National...

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