Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026

Labour will train thousands more GPs and guarantee a face-to-face appointment for all those who want one.

The bill's long title states it will 'Make provision about the prioritisation of graduates from medical schools in the United Kingdom and certain other persons for places on medical training programmes.' This directly addresses the training of more GPs by facilitating access to medical training programmes, which is necessary for producing 'thousands more GPs.' However, the bill text provided makes no mention of guaranteeing face-to-face appointments for patients. Since the promise contains two distinct elements (training more GPs AND guaranteeing face-to-face appointments), and the bill only addresses the first element, it partially fulfils the promise.