Health written question – answered at on 25 June 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many applications have been received for ST1-4 medical positions by the Medical Training Application Service in the last 12 months; and how many posts were available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total number of specialist training places for 2007 intake is, broken down by (a) deanery and (b) level of specialist training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health
(1) how many applicants are in the process of applying for posts via Modernising Medical Careers; how many posts are available; and how many such posts in the 2007 round are for (a) specialist training and (b) fixed-term specialist training appointments;
(2) how many applicants there were from round 1 of Modernising Medical Careers; and how many posts are available.
The information requested is shown in the following tables and is correct as taken from a survey of English deaneries on the
The number of posts available for the 2007 recruitment process is in the following table.
Posts on MTAS 19 April | |||||||||
Run-through | FTSTA | Academic | Total | Round 1 posts not on MTAS added after 19 April( 1) | Estimated GP posts filled outside MTAS | New run-through programmes in round 2 | Estimated new FTSTAs and GP posts in round 2( 1) | Overall total of training posts in 2007( 2) | |
UK | 14,595 | 4,392 | 185 | 19,172 | 108 | 3,450 | 215 | 302 | 23,247 |
England | 11,916 | 3,485 | 182 | 15,583 | 108 | 2,828 | 215 | 302 | 19,036 |
(1) Taken from a survey of English deaneries on 14 June. Figure only includes the posts in England and not those in the devolved Administrations because the survey only covered English deaneries. We expect there to be additional new posts in the devolved Administrations. (2) As set out in footnote 1, the UK total does not include the new round 2 posts in the devolved Administrations. |
Across the UK, 34,389 candidates submitted applications on MTAS during the first recruitment round and made 127,948 applications. Of these, 32,600(4) applicants made at least one eligible application and a total of 118,600(3) eligible applications are recorded on the MTAS system. Of the eligible applicants, 29,600(3) were already working in training or non-training posts in the NHS.
The number of posts broken down by deanery is shown in the following table.
Numbers updated by English Deanery Survey 14 June | ||||
Round 1 posts (including those added after 19 April) | Additional round 2 run-through programmes | Estimated new posts in round 2 (including FTSTAs held back) | Overall total | |
Eastern | 1,178 | 15 | 0 | 1,193 |
England and Wales Histopathology | 64 | — | — | 64 |
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland(4) | 432 | — | 64 | 496 |
London/KSS | 4,589 | 25 | 125 | 4,739 |
Mersey | 794 | 37 | 0 | 831 |
North Western | 1,400 | 17 | 5 | 1,422 |
Northern | 976 | 14 | 10 | 1,000 |
Oxford | 628 | 1 | 15 | 644 |
Severn | 665 | 11 | 1 | 677 |
South Yorkshire and South Humber | 529 | 13 | 0 | 542 |
Southwest Peninsula | 489 | 12 | 9 | 510 |
Trent(4) | 586 | 15 | 0 | 601 |
Wessex | 627 | 12 | 17 | 656 |
West Midlands | 1,679 | 32 | 34 | 1,745 |
Yorkshire | 1,055 | 11 | 22 | 1,088 |
Total England | 15,691 | 215 | 302 | 16,208 |
Defence Medical Services(5) | 30 | — | — | 30 |
Scotland(5) | 2,004 | — | — | 2,004 |
Northern Ireland(5) | 525 | — | — | 525 |
Wales(5) | 1,030 | — | — | 1,030 |
Total UK | 19,280 | — | — | 19,797 |
UK GP posts filled outside MTAs | — | — | — | 3,450 |
Overall Total | — | — | — | 23,247 |
(3) This figure is an estimate derived by inference from the data provided by applicants on the MTAS system. (4) Trent and the Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland deaneries have since combined into a single East Midlands deanery. The additional round 2 run-through programmes for East Midlands have been entered in the Trent UoA row. (5) We do not have any additional information to that on MTAS 19 April. We expect there to be additional new posts in the devolved Administrations. |
Number of posts by level as at
Level | Type | UK | England |
ST1 | Total | 7,687 | 6,346 |
Run-Through | 6,058 | 4,989 | |
FTSTA | 1,529 | 1,258 | |
Academic | 100 | 99 | |
ST2 | Total | 6,563 | 5,241 |
Run-Through | 4,106 | 3,354 | |
FTSTA | 2,442 | 1,872 | |
Academic | 15 | 15 | |
ST3 | Total | 4,153 | 3,343 |
Run-Through | 3,673 | 2,931 | |
FTSTA | 417 | 351 | |
Academic | 63 | 61 | |
ST4 | Total | 769 | 653 |
Run-Through | 758 | 642 | |
FTSTA | 4 | 4 | |
Academic | 7 | 7 | |
Total | 19,172 | 15,583 | |
Note: England figures exclude the devolved Administration deaneries and Defence Medical Services. |
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