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Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers: Training

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 30091

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available training positions for qualified graduates to become registered biomedical scientists.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Decisions on the availability of graduate-entry trainee positions to become registered biomedical scientists are matters for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level to ensure they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective care.

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