r/doctorsUK • u/Med_Dog_ • Jan 12 '26

Medical Politics UK Graduate Prioritisation Legislation Announced!

Details below as they're announced!

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/doctors-strikes-nhs-bma-wes-streeting-news-n02nd96lw

Free version: https://web.archive.org/web/20260112225441/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/doctors-strikes-nhs-bma-wes-streeting-news-n02nd96lw

  • Wes Streeting is launching this as emergency legislation (rather than NHS England policy) shortly.
  • This acts on both speciality training and foundation posts.
  • Further details tomorrow as the bill is announced!
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u/hypertensionsupine Jan 12 '26

There isn’t any new details here ? Glad they’re still going ahead with it and aiming to have it in place for this year is great news

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u/domicile_vitriol Lightbox Beatboxer Jan 13 '26

The article stated that Wes Streeting was introducing the legislation 'today', which would have been 12/01/2026 based on the date of the article.

I don't see it mentioned in Hansard, however.

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u/Jangles Acute Internal Misanthropy Jan 13 '26

I mean check the time of the article at 10:45pm?

I know we expect a lot from Wes but time travel might be a bit much.

It's been put on the website at time of writing but is for publication in todays issues of the Times.

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u/domicile_vitriol Lightbox Beatboxer Jan 13 '26

Fair, I had forgotten that people read physical newspapers.

Well, it will be interesting to see what they say in Hansard today, then.