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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Simon Burns (Conservative). It was answered on Tuesday, 21 March 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Domestic Students of Medicine

Question

Given the importance of training new doctors and nurses to the future of the health service, will my right hon. Friend welcome the building, which will commence later this summer at the Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford, of a new medical school that is solely there to train doctors to meet the needs of people in Essex and beyond its borders?

Answer

I absolutely welcome that, and I know my right hon. Friend has personally championed it as a local MP. The historical mistake that those on both sides of the House have made is not to do long-term workforce planning for the NHS, and that is something we want to put right.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
623 c754 
Session
2016-17
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Higher education Medicine
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk