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Medicine: Higher Education

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67449

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical school places he expects there to be in each year up to 2031.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The total maximum fundable limit for medical school places in England set by the Office for Students is 8,230 places for the 2025/26 academic year. The limit is confirmed on an annual basis.

We will publish a new 10 Year Workforce Plan later this year to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade and treat patients on time again.

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