questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to support advanced specialist surgical skills development in areas previously supported by Training Interface Group fellowships, including cleft, ENT, plastic, hand and maxillofacial surgery.
answerText: NHS England made the decision in 2025 to discontinue central funding of the salary support component of the Training Interface Group (TIG) programme, and to target financial resources more effectively to address regional workforce priorities.Regions or pr...
heading: Surgery: Training