The British Medical Association has raised concerns about the current situation in medical education and voiced opposition to the cap on student fees being lifted in its response to the Commons education and skills committee inquiry, published today
The doctors' union is concerned that medical teaching has been shifted from universities to the NHS, where funding is under increasing pressure.
The university funding structure - in particular the research assessment exercise - has meant that medical schools have focused on research rather than teaching, which in turn has been shifted across to the NHS, where it is a 'soft target' for budget cuts, the BMA claims.
The British Medical Association has raised concerns about the current situation in medical education and voiced opposition to the cap on student fees being lifted in its response to the Commons education and skills committee inquiry, published today
The doctors' union is concerned that medical teaching has been shifted from universities to the NHS, where funding is under increasing pressure.
The university funding structure - in particular the research assessment exercise - has meant that medical schools have focused on research rather than teaching, which in turn has been shifted across to the NHS, where it is a 'soft target' for budget cuts, the BMA claims.
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