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Student drop-out is not unique to the medical sector.

Every year, approximately 4% of all doctors registered with the General Medical Council—roughly 300,000 doctors on the register—relinquish t

The noble Lord raises an important point about the number of doctors, but I fear I am repeating myself.

I thank the noble Lord for that question.

My Lords, we are on track to meet the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and aim to double the number of medical school places in England from 7,5

My Lords, I would like to follow the noble Baroness’s tribute to Baroness Gardner of Parkes and Baroness Massey.

In my initial Answer, I pointed out that the Government are increasing the number of medical school places, but he raises an important point

I thank my noble friend for that question.

The noble Lord raises an important point about the number of doctors, but I fear I am repeating myself.

One of the reasons why we cannot accelerate the training of doctors in GP practices, for example, is capacity.