Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 7674

Medicine: Higher Education

Tabled: 7 October 2024

Answered: 10 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people from lower-income backgrounds to study medicine, in the context of the availability of financial support for maintenance available in the fif

Answer

Karin Smyth

From year five of their undergraduate course, medical students can access the NHS Bursary. This is non-repayable and comprises payment for tuition fees, income-assessed help towards living costs, and where eligible, further allowances, such as for depende...

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