Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108724

Medicine: Training

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional medical places are funded in start in 2026 compared with 2025.

Answer

Karin Smyth

In England, the Office for Students (OfS) sets the maximum fundable limit for medical school places on an annual basis. For the 2025/26 academic year, the OfS has published the maximum fundable limit at 8,126 for medical school places, with further inform...

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