A question on #Doctors #Training tabled by Jim Allister on 23-04-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Doctors: Training
Question ID: 1796480
UIN: 47606
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-23
Asking Member ID: 5356
Asking Member display name: Jim Allister
Asking Member handle: JimAllister
Asking Member Twitter reference: @JimAllister
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising UK medical school graduates' preference informed allocation over international medical graduates.
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Date answered: 2025-04-30
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: NHS England keeps the selection process for foundation training under review to make sure it works well for applicants.Internationally educated staff remain an important part of the workforce, and our Code of Practice for International Recruitment ensures...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true