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Written question asked by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


General Practitioners: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many training places were allocated for GPs in each year since 2015.

Answer

NHS England publishes the number of posts and fill rates for medical specialty training programmes, including general practice training. Data for 2013 to 2025 is available at the following link:

https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/fill-rates


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17964
Session
2026-27
Subjects
General practitioners Training
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk