Medical schools: What’s happening with the planned expansion of places in England?

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Source: BMJ

Original: http://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s312.short?rss=1...

Published: 2026-02-16T08:41:09-08:00

A planned doubling of medical school places in England to 15,000 by 2031-32 is under threat. The government refuses to commit to this goal. The number of students admitted in 2025-26 and 2026-27 falls well short of the planned increase trajectory. The target was set out by then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the NHS's long-term workforce plan in 2023. Experts told The BMJ that the NHS workforce target was unlikely to be met by the new government. The plan will quietly target a reduced number.