Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to (a) increase time available for Supporting Professional Activities and (b) improve physical space for training doctors.
Following constructive discussions, the Department has made an offer regarding contractual changes for consultants. There are no changes to the time available for Supporting Professional Activities included in the offer. Talks with specialist, associate specialist, and specialty doctors are ongoing and we will not be commenting on areas under discussion at this time.
As part of a deal agreed in 2018, £10 million was made available to National Health Service trusts to improve facilities for doctors in training, including educational space.