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Surgery: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) NHS England, (b) the Royal Colleges and (c) the Joint Committee on Surgical Training on the future of Training Interface Group fellowships.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
25 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) NHS England, (b) the Royal Colleges and (c) the Joint Committee on Surgical Training on the future of Training Interface Group fellowships.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

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  3. 25 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Department and NHS England regularly engage with a wide range of stakeholders on issues relating to medical education and training.NHS England made the decision in 2025 to discontinue central funding of the salary support component of the Training Int...

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Surgery: Training

10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of national funding and coordination for Training Interface Group fellowships on the future workforce of surgeons t

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Surgery: Training

10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has plans to replace Training Interface Group fellowships with an alternative national training pathway for surgeons specialising in complex multidisciplinary fields such as