Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103857

Medicine: Higher Education

Tabled: 7 January 2026

Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to increase the number of places for domestic students on medical courses in universities.

Answer

Karin Smyth

In England, the Office for Students (OfS) sets the maximum fundable limit for medical school places on an annual basis. OfS will publish its intake target for the 2026/27 academic year in due course.For the 2025/26 academic year, OfS has published its int...

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