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General Practitioners: Recruitment

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 119834

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment process on UK residents seeking GP employment compared to overseas applicants.

Answered by Karin Smyth

No specific assessment has been made. The UK National Recruitment Board, which oversees specialty training on behalf of the four United Kingdom health departments, has governance processes which determine whether the Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment is used by a specialty in their selection processes, and how.

NHS England will consider the future shape and delivery model for selection assessments beyond 2027.

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