Written question WQ86982
- Asked by
- Samuel KurtzConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
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Question
How many medical school places has the Welsh Government funded in Wales for undergraduate and postgraduate intake in each of the last five academic years?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
The tables below illustrate current funded intake numbers from both Cardiff and Swansea Universities over the last five academic years. The new North Wales Medical School in Bangor will commence direct intake from September 2024, so the last intake for the C21NW Programme will be in academic year 2023/24.
Cardiff University WG Funded Medical Student Places (including C21NW Bangor University Collaboration)
Year
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
Under Graduates (UG)
289
289
289 (+25 COVID1)
289 (+12 COVID1)
289
Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM)
20
20
20
20
20
C21NW2 (mainly GEM)
0
20
20
25
40
Swansea University WG Funded Medical Student Places
Year
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM)
92
93
90
115
140
1Some additional places were funded as a result of the COVID contingency for student applications due to Teacher Assessed Grades.
2C21 North Wales Programme is a collaboration between Cardiff and Bangor Universities; Year 1 spent in Cardiff then students transfer to Bangor to complete their studies.
Intake numbers provided by Cardiff and Swansea Universities.