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Medicine: Postgraduate Education |
| Question ID: |
1817153 |
| UIN: |
63254 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5274 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sonia Kumar
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Sonia Kumar
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take in the context of trends in the level of competition for training places in postgraduate medical training. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4444 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Karin Smyth
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| Answering Member handle: |
karinsmyth
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@karinsmyth
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| Answer text: |
We are aware that competition ratios for speciality training have grown in recent years, and that this is causing concern across the medical profession.As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan published on 3 July, we will work across Government to prioritise... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |