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Written question asked by Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 December 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 December 2020. It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Monday, 14 December 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Medicine: Higher education

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to redistribute medical student places from over-subscribed universities to new medical schools in accordance with the concept of contestability outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan.

Answer

To increase the supply of doctors in under-doctored areas of England, Health Education England is working with partners including the Medical Schools Council to examine the possibility of redistributing some undergraduate medical places to medical schools in these areas.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124705
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Finance Higher education NHS Medicine Student numbers
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk