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Neurology: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand places for neurology at medical school.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 13 May 2026
Target answer date: 18 May 2026
Answer: 18 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand places for neurology at medical school.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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18 May 2026
Answer published
The Government keeps the total number of medical school places under close review to ensure it meets England’s workforce requirements.Neurology is a medical specialty, with doctors undertaking speciality training in neurology following medical school, fou...

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