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Medicine: Training

Asked by Sarah RussellLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 2417

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of medical training places in Cheshire and Merseyside.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Government committed in the 10-Year Health Plan to create 1,000 new specialty training posts over the next three years with a focus on specialties where there is the greatest need. Further information on which specialties and regions will receive these places and when will be set out in due course.

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