Written question asked by Lord Naseby (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 February 2026. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 February 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Medicine: Higher Education
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to set a target of 50 per cent of NHS doctors to be educated in the UK.
- Answer
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The Government has no plans to set a specific target for the proportion of National Health Service doctors educated in the United Kingdom.
The Medical Training Prioritisation Bill, introduced to Parliament on 13 January 2026, delivers the Government’s commitment to prioritise UK medical graduates for foundation training places, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other doctors with significant NHS experience for specialty training places. The bill will ensure a sustainable medical workforce that can meet the health needs of the future and give homegrown talent a path to become the next generation of NHS doctors.
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- HL13795
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Doctors Higher education Medicine Training
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- 2026-02-04 13:37:11 +0000
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