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Medicine: Postgraduate Education

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 28 March 2025UIN 40779

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the review of postgraduate medical training will be carried out in full.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The postgraduate medical training review announced by the Chief Medical Officer for England and National Medical Director of NHS England is underway and on track. NHS England launched an extensive engagement and listening exercise to consider the future of postgraduate medical training in February 2025. This engagement exercise will run through to June, with findings evaluated and reported in the summer.

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