Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Friday, 26 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 July 2026 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 3 July 2026. A substantive answer was provided by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Doctors: Unemployment
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of doctors with full General Medical Council registration and a licence to practise who are (a) unemployed and (b) underemployed while seeking substantive NHS medical posts.
- Answer
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The Department has made no assessment of the number of General Medical Council licenced doctors who are unemployed or underemployed while seeking substantive National Health Service medical posts.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 13605
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Doctors Unemployment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-07-06 12:21:51 +0100
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