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General Practitioners: Training

Asked by Derek TwiggLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 July 2026UIN 17964

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many training places were allocated for GPs in each year since 2015.

Answered by Karin Smyth

NHS England publishes the number of posts and fill rates for medical specialty training programmes, including general practice training. Data for 2013 to 2025 is available at the following link:

https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/fill-rates

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