Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that clinical academic posts are available in all regions of the UK.

The Department, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, is the United Kingdom’s largest funder of clinical academic training, investing over £220 million each year in research training programmes.

We are working with the devolved administrations and stakeholders to ensure there is a comprehensive, clear, and rewarding career pathway for clinical academics in research.

We will publish a refreshed workforce plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade and treat patients on time again.