To ask the Minister of Health how many Specialty and Specialist Doctors have expressed an interest in moving to the 2021 contract, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

Please see below for details of the numbers of Specialty Doctors and Associate Specialists who have expressed an interest in moving to the new contracts during the Choice window, which closed on the 31st October 2021. There are currently no Specialist Grade Doctors as this is a new role, current Associate Specialists were given the opportunity to express an interest in moving to the new Specialist role during the Choice window referred to above.