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Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the number of hospitals and departments that doctors rotate through as part of Internal Medical Training.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
13 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the number of hospitals and departments that doctors rotate through as part of Internal Medical Training.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of continuity in postgraduate medical training for both doctors and patients. Following the 2024 Resident Doctors Agreement, the Department, working in partnership with NHS England and the British Medical Associati...

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