Anaesthetics: Training
(asked on 19th October 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund additional higher anaesthetic training places as part of this year’s Spending Review.
This question was answered on 27th October 2021
The forthcoming Spending Review will set out our plans for future investment in the National Health Service workforce.
The number of anaesthetists has increased by over 26% since 2010. In 2020 Health Education England recruited 410 anaesthetic trainees across England with a 100% fill rate nationally. We continue to monitor the effectiveness of the current arrangements and consider the further expansion of specialty training places, including anaesthesia.