13 Sep 2023

Labour promises to increase medical school places

From Midday Report, 12:17 pm on 13 September 2023

The Labour Party is promising to deliver more than 300 more doctors a year from 2027.

It says if elected to government it will increase medical school places by 95 students in each of 2025, 2026 and 2027.

It says the increases on top of 50 new places next year would provide an additional 335 doctors every year from 2027.

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists president Dr Julian Vyas spoke to Charlotte Cook.