The UK government has announced the allocation of an additional 350 medical school places in England for the academic year 2025/26, marking a significant stride in fulfilling the objectives outlined in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
Backed by more than £2.4 billion in government funding, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan aims to recruit and retain hundreds of thousands more staff over the next 15 years, representing the most extensive training expansion in the health service’s history. One of its central commitments is to double the number of medical school places in England to 15,000 by 2031, while also addressing disparities in the geographic distribution of places.
