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University of Central Lancashire: Medical Degrees

Monday 26 April 2021 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Ministerial discussions have occurred regarding the allocation of domestic medical places to the University of Central Lancashire's medical programme.
  • The Department of Health and Social Care leads on allocating medical places and is committed to supporting the NHS workforce needs.
  • Medical schools can apply for a proportion of the expansion of medical training places through a process established by the Department for Health and Social Care.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Mark Hendrick Labour (Co-op) Preston
NHS
Context

The question arises from discussions on increasing the number of domestic medical places for UCLan's bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery programme.

Question

What recent discussions has he had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on allocating a higher number of domestic medical places to the University of Central Lancashire's bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery programme?

Answer from Michelle Donelan

Although the Department of Health and Social Care leads on this area, I would like to take this opportunity to commend the University of Central Lancashire for the excellent job it is doing. The Government are committed to supporting the NHS by ensuring that its future workforce needs are met. Over recent years we have created an extra 1,500 medical school places and opened five new medical schools across the country, and as a result we have seen record numbers of medical students in training.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific request for discussions on increasing domestic medical places at UCLan was not addressed directly.

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Q2 Mark Hendrick Labour (Co-op) Preston
NHS Education
Context

The quality of education at the University of Central Lancashire's medical school is recognised as excellent, with a need for more doctors during the covid-19 pandemic.

Question

Can the Minister please provide assurances that through her discussions with the Department for Health and Social Care, the University of Central Lancashire will be allocated an evidence-based significant increase in its permanent allocation of domestic medical school places?

Answer from Michelle Donelan

The cap on medical places was lifted last year, and those medical students who had to defer will not count towards the cap this year. If medical training places are to be permanently raised, there will be a process for medical schools to apply for a proportion of the expansion, just as was the case with the recent uplift of 1,500.

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Not addressed: The specific request for assurances on permanent allocation increase at UCLan was not directly addressed.

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