Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 March 2022
618. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the postgraduate training post intake in general practice in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15801/22]
View answer619. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who successfully completed their postgraduate specialist training in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and the number expected in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15802/22]
View answer620. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently enrolled in postgraduate specialist general practitioner training in their first, second, third and fourth year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15803/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 618 to 620, inclusive, together.
General Practitioner (GP) training is in the main four years in duration. Those undertaking GP training through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) pathway in Medicine & Emergency medicine complete training in 3 years. Those undertaking the RPL Paediatric pathway complete in 3 years 8 months.
Details of the annual intake of trainees on to the general practitioner training programme, and the numbers completing training in each of the years 2017 to 2022, are set out in the schedule below:
|
Year |
Postgraduate training intake |
CSST Numbers (Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training) |
|
2017 |
170 |
169 |
|
2018 |
194 |
152 |
|
2019 |
193 |
143 |
|
2020 |
208 |
156 |
|
2021 |
233 |
152 |
|
2022 |
258* |
239 projected in 2022** |
*Expected intake in July 2022
** 13 GP trainees have received CSST in 2022 (as of 7 March 2022)
Details of the number of trainees enrolled in postgraduate specialist GP training as of 26 January 2022 are set out in the schedule below:
|
Specialty |
Yr1 |
Yr2 |
Yr3 |
Yr4 |
|
General Practice Trainees by year of training (Figures as of 26 Jan 2022) |
240 |
199 |
189 |
213 |
|
Total 841 |
*Figures by year of training above include a small number of trainees who are repeating a year of training for various reasons e.g. sick leave, maternity leave/remediation/completing examination requirements
