Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 3798 on NHS: Training, how many of the rejected or unsuccessful direct entry applicants were not accepted (a) due to the lack of a suitable place and (b) because demand for places exceeded supply in (i) 2021-2022, (ii) 2022-2023 and (iii) 2023-2024.

The Department does not hold the specific information requested. The number of posts available on the Science Training Programme each year is derived from a process of expressions of interest from host bodies, which are reviewed by national and regional commissioners and the National School of Healthcare Science. Available post numbers are therefore driven by demand for applicants and capacity in the host bodies.