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Medical Courses/Schools

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many places were available for (a) UK nationals and (b) fee paying students from overseas to study medicine in each of the last five financial years; and how many places are available in 2004, broken down by academic institution. [151237]

Alan Johnson: The available figures from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) are given in tables 1 and 2. Data are given for English medical schools only. Allocation of places for Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish medical schools is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.

Target figures for overseas students have remained constant during this period and are given separately in table 2.

Figures for UK nationals only are not available.
Table 1: Total places available to study medicine in England by Institution

Target(17)
University1999200020012002200320042
Birmingham232332332332372372
Brighton/Sussex00128128
Bristol169169169230249249
Cambridge276276296296296296
East Anglia00110110130
Hull/York00130130
Leeds218218258298258258
Leicester Warwick190239303303403403
Liverpool218218268268308308
Manchester/Keele261311341341396396
Newcastle/Durham201220290340340340
Nottingham194202218234324324
Oxford113113160170180180
Peninsula00127167167
Sheffield218223238238238238
Southampton171200200200200240
Imperial311326326326326326
King's College360360370380390400
QMW241247253253305305
St. George's187222222257257257
UCL330330330330330330
England total3,8904,2004,5745,0335,7075,777


(17) Target figures include all UK, EEA and non-EEA domiciles.
Source:
HEFCE




Table 2: Overseas places available to study medicine in England by Institution

InstitutionOverseas target
Birmingham16
Brighton/Sussex0
Bristol12
Cambridge19
East Anglia0
Hull/York0
Leeds/Bradford15
Leicester/Warwick13
Liverpool15
Manchester/Keele18
Newcastle/Durham14
Nottingham13
Oxford8
Peninsula0
Sheffield15
Southampton12
Imperial21
Kings26
QMW17
St. George's13
UCL25
Total272




Source:
HEFCE




 
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Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent representations he has received on access to medical degree courses. [168913]

Alan Johnson: I have discussions from time to time with various groups on such matters, including the British Medical Association (BMA) Medical Students Committee and the Brightside Trust.

Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the intake into medical schools was in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. [166859]

Alan Johnson: The latest available figures for medical schools in England are shown in the table.

Information for Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish medical schools is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.
Actual intakes of medical schools: England

Year of entryIntake
19973,749
19983,735
19993,972
20004,300
20014,713
20025,277
2003(18)6,030


(18) Provisional
Source:
Higher Education Funding Council for England



Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many applications were made in the last academic year by students wishing to train as a medical practitioner from (a) the UK, (b) other countries in the European Union and (c) outside the European Union. [155878]

Alan Johnson: The available information is taken from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and covers the number of applicants to full time undergraduate pre-clinical medicine courses. Figures are given in the table.
Applicants(19) through UCAS to pre-clinical medicine, 2003 entry

DomicileNumber
Home12,728
EU942
Other Overseas2,220
Total15,890


(19) Includes any student who made at least one application for medicine.
Source:
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.




 
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Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the universities, colleges and medical schools which provide places for the training of medical practitioners. [155879]

Alan Johnson: The institutions in England which offer undergraduate courses of medicine are listed as follows. Information for Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish medical schools is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.

University Medical Schools and Colleges:

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many places for the training of medical practitioners at each university, college and medical school were available in 1997; and how many will be available this September. [155880]

Alan Johnson: The information is shown in the table. Information for Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish medical schools is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.
Medical school intake targets: England

University medical school19972004
Birmingham213372
Brighton/Sussex(20)128
Bristol155249
Cambridge254296
East Anglia(20)130
Hull/York(20)130
Leeds200258
Leicester Warwick175403
Liverpool200308
Manchester/Keele240396
Newcastle/Durham185340
Nottingham178324
Oxford104180
Peninsula(20)167
Sheffield200238
Southampton157240
Charing Cross(21)174
Imperial112326
Kings College118400
Royal Free(21)110
Queen Mary and Westfield202305
St. George's172257
University College London220330
United Medical and Dental School(21)225
Total England3,5945,777


(20) Brighton/Sussex and Hull/York were set up in 2003, East Anglia and Peninsula in 2002.
(21) Charing Cross merged with Imperial College: Royal Free merged with University College; United Medical and Dental Schools merged with Kings.
Source:
Higher Education Funding Council for England.




 
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Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students who entered medical training in the current academic year were from (a) the UK, (b) other countries in the European Union and (c) outside the European Union; and what the corresponding figures were for each of the past 10 years for which figures are available. [155881]

Alan Johnson: The available information for England is shown in the table. Information for Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish medical schools is the responsibility of the devolved Administrations.
Intake of medical students in English higher education institutions, by domicile and fee-paying status

Academic
year
Total intakeEstimate of students from the UK(22)Estimate of students from other countries in the European Union(23)Estimate of students from countries outside the European Union(24)
2003–04(25)6,0305,507105418
2002–035,2774,83588354
2001–024,7134,31584314
2000–014,3003,92382295
1999–20003,9723,64077255
1998–993,7353,37871286
1997–983,7493,43139279
1996–973,5943,27153270
1995–963,4863,18738261
1994–953,5143,23133250
1993–943,3743,12534215


(22) These are UK domiciled students with home and overseas fee-paying status.
(23) Tese are overseas domiciled students with home fee-paying status.
(24) These are overseas domiciled students with overseas fee-paying status.
(25) The intake for year 2003–04 is a provisional figure based on institutions' estimates in October 2003.
Note:
All student numbers relate to a headcount.
Source:
HEFCE Medical and Dental Survey.




 
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Mr. Kevin Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many new undergraduates were admitted to each medical school in 2003–04. [161510]

Alan Johnson: The latest available figures are shown in the table. Information for Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish medical schools is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.
Actual intakes of medical schools 2003: England

University medical schoolIntake
Birmingham428
Brighton/Sussex135
Bristol272
Cambridge299
East Anglia110
Hull/York130
Leeds279
Leicester Warwick448
Liverpool318
Manchester/Keele425
Newcastle/Durham355
Nottingham353
Oxford182
Peninsula176
Sheffield263
Southampton221
Imperial334
Kings College401
Queen Mary and Westfield309
St. Georges251
University College London341
Total England6,030




Source:
Higher Education Funding Council for England.



Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students (a) entered and (b) graduated from medical schools in England in each year since 1997; and how many graduates from medical schools in England in each year since 1997 have commenced full-time employment in the NHS. [162097]

Alan Johnson: The latest intake and output data for medical schools are shown in the first table. There is no precise data on how many students either do not complete undergraduate medical degree courses or do not join the NHS medical workforce after graduating. However, these figures do not include overseas students who return home immediately upon graduating based on figures from the annual NHS workforce survey as shown in the second table, the Department of Health believe that virtually all graduates from English medical schools take up posts as Pre-Registration House Officers (PRHOs) in the NHS within 18 months of graduating apart from those overseas students who return home immediately upon graduating.
Actual Intake and Output of Medical Schools in England 1997–98 to 2002–03

Academic yearIntakeGraduate output
1997–983,7493,261
1998–993,7353,097
1999–20003,9723,373
2000–014,3003,286
2001–024,7133,280
2002–035,2773,522
2003–04(26)6,030(27)


(26) Provisional until November 2004 when a finalised figure will be declared.
(27) Not available until November 2004.
Source:
Higher Education Funding Council for England




 
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UK Qualified Pre-Registration House Officers in England 1997–2003

Number of House Officers
19973,028
19983,173
19993,122
20003,297
20013,176
20023,205
20033,344




Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce survey



Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average cost is of the education of a medical student up to registration with the General Medical Council; and what the expected average cost is of educating a medical student who commences on a clinical sciences foundation year up to registration with the General Medical Council. [168185]

Alan Johnson: The cost of training a doctor from entry to medical school to full registration with the General Medical Council is estimated to be of the order of £200,000 to £250,000, including the year as a Pre-Registration House Officer (PRHO). This is a considerable investment in medical training from public funds. Some students commence their medical training with a foundation year, for which the Higher Education Funding Council for England provides funding to the institution of £5,922.


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