Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 115020

Medicine: Students

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of clinical placement provision for final year medical students in relation to location and accessibility.

Answer

Karin Smyth
No such discussions have taken place. NHS England provides funding to National Health Service providers for undergraduate medical placements that are in scope of the NHS Education and Training (E&T) tariffs. The undergraduate medical tariff price incl...

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