Question follow-through · 119626

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors have qualified as consultants under the Portfolio Pathway route over the last five years for which data is available.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
12 Mar 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors have qualified as consultants under the Portfolio Pathway route over the last five years for which data is available.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made by the Department of the effectiveness of the Portfolio Pathway route to professional registration for overseas qualified specialist medical practitioners and general practitioners or the availability of portfolio assessors. Th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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