Professor Eilis McGovern:

We know there are 570 interns. There are approximately 1,600 doctors in basic specialty training. They are either in two- or three-year programmes. There are approximately 900 doctors in higher specialist training, which ranges from four to six years. There is a fourth category of training called registrar training posts, which are one-year posts renewable for a second year. There are approximately 250 in those posts.