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Written question asked by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Monday, 8 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 October 2007. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007 on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.


Training: Doctors

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the average (a) training and (b) student support costs were to train (i) a doctor on a conventional undergraduate training scheme over six years and (ii) a doctor on a fast-track postgraduate training scheme over four years in the latest period for which figures are available; and from which budgets the funding was drawn.
Answer

In the period between entry to medical school and full registration, it is estimated that training a doctor costs between £225,000 and £275,000. Doctors generally continue training after full registration. As the duration and nature of post-registration training varies greatly and as service and training costs are closely related it is not possible to provide a meaningful estimate of the total cost of training.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
465 c1126W; 156986
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Doctors Higher education Medicine Training
Link
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