Medicine: Education
(asked on 15th October 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many places were available for new entrants to study medicine in England in each year between 2010 and 2015; and how many places for new entrants to study medicine are planned to be available in each year between 2016 and 2020.
The number of places available for new entrants to study medicine in England from 2010 to 2015 are as follows:
Year (academic) | Commissions |
2010/11 | 6,195 |
2011/12 | 6,195 |
2012/13 | 6,195 |
2013/14 | 6,071 |
2014/15 | 6,071 |
2015/16 | 6,071 |
Source: Higher Education Funding Council for England, Medical and Dental Survey
The number of medical students planned for 2016/17 entry to undergraduate training in England is 6,071. Health Education England (HEE) will be establishing a review of medical student numbers as part of their wider workforce planning process to inform future year intakes. Any changes to student intakes will require careful consideration by HEE, Department of Health, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Higher Education Funding Council for England.