Doctors: Training
(asked on 10th December 2025) - View Source
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 21 November to question 91059 on Doctors: Training, if he will publish a timeline of HM Government's next steps.
This question was answered on 23rd March 2026
The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 5 March 2026. The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 (Commencement) Regulations 2026 were made on 5 March 2026, which brought into force all provisions of the Act on 6 March 2026.
The timeline for the creation of 1,000 specialty training posts as set out in the 10-Year Health Plan will be confirmed in due course.