AQW 52067/11-16 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) to detail how the number of local GP training places available annually compares to (a) England; (b) Scotland; and (c) Wales; and (ii) whether he plans to bring Northern Ireland into parity with other regions of the United Kingdom.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 8 December 2015
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 8 December 2015
- Answer due by
- 23 December 2015
- Answered
- 10 February 201664 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The number of GP training places available annually across the United Kingdom is detailed below:
England – 3235 places: one per 16,383 of the population
Wales – 136 places: one per 22,500 of the population
Scotland – 317 places: one per 16,719 of the population
Northern Ireland – 65 places: one per 27,846 of the population.
I have increased the number of available GP training places annually in Northern Ireland to 85, to commence in August 2016. This increases the ration of training places to one per 21,294 of the population.