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Resident Doctors: Training

Asked by Patricia FergusonLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 56480

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure there are adequate clinical fellowships available for junior doctors.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff, including clinical fellows, in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective care.

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