Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3278

Medicine: Training

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Alistair Strathern

LabourHitchin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that medical students receive adequate training during hospital placements.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The standard of training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), who set the outcomes and standards expected at undergraduate level. Medical schools are responsible for their curricula, and for ensuring that they deliver high quality p...

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