Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 3 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many ophthalmology specialty training places have been (a) available and (b) filled, in each of the last five years.
The numbers of ophthalmology specialty training posts that were advertised and filled are set out in the following table.
Year | Posts | Acceptances |
2025 | 13 | 13 |
2024 | 7 | 7 |
2023 | 16 | 16 |
2022 | 8 | 8 |
2021 | 14 | 14 |
This includes posts advertised for entry to year 1 of the programme for all years plus a few posts in 2021 and 2023 for entry to year 3 of the programme.