NHS data highlights racial disparities in medical training recruitment

NHS data highlights racial disparities in medical training recruitment

Black and Asian doctors in the UK are up to 30 times less likely to be offered medical training posts in some specialties than white candidates, shows data published exclusively by The BMJ today.

Black and Asian doctors face up to 30 times fewer specialty training posts

British NHS training selection data obtained through a Freedom of Information request reveal striking disparities in access to medical specialty posts by ethnicity. The analysis, published in The BMJ, draws on 2024 NHS England (NHSE) figures and adds quantitative weight to longstanding concerns about racism in UK healthcare recruitment. Across all specialties, Black doctors were found to be substantially less likely than white applicants to rece…