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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

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

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
Link
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