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09/03/2004
More people in medical training than ever say government
More people in England are training to be doctors than ever before, according to government figures published today.
The government claimed success in achieving its goal of increasing medical school intake to 5,894 places by autumn 2005 – but by autumn 2003 there were already 6,030 medical students in England, the figures showed. It means there has been an increase of 2,281 places – 60% - since 1997, according to the government.
Health Secretary John Reid said that there was more to be done to recruit students from wider backgrounds.
Speaking at the opening of the new University of Nottingham medical campus at Derby, he said: "We will continue to work hard to ensure that even more doctors are recruited into the NHS, as this is an investment for all our futures."
Dr Reid also pointed to the report, published today by Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson, which looked at the state of undergraduate medical education in England.
Examples of the good practice, according to the report, included new two-year foundation degrees targeted at people already working in the NHS and summer schools and roadshows for local schools aimed at introducing 13 to 16 year olds from all backgrounds to the idea of studying medicine.
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The government claimed success in achieving its goal of increasing medical school intake to 5,894 places by autumn 2005 – but by autumn 2003 there were already 6,030 medical students in England, the figures showed. It means there has been an increase of 2,281 places – 60% - since 1997, according to the government.
Health Secretary John Reid said that there was more to be done to recruit students from wider backgrounds.
Speaking at the opening of the new University of Nottingham medical campus at Derby, he said: "We will continue to work hard to ensure that even more doctors are recruited into the NHS, as this is an investment for all our futures."
Dr Reid also pointed to the report, published today by Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson, which looked at the state of undergraduate medical education in England.
Examples of the good practice, according to the report, included new two-year foundation degrees targeted at people already working in the NHS and summer schools and roadshows for local schools aimed at introducing 13 to 16 year olds from all backgrounds to the idea of studying medicine.
(gmcg)
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