NHS trusts fail to account for over £400m in medical student training funds, BMJ investigation finds
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Hutchison D, De Oliveira J.
Summary
An investigation by The BMJ reveals that NHS trusts in England have failed to account for over £400 million (nearly a quarter) of the £1.7 billion allocated for undergraduate medical training between 2020 and 2023. The funding, known as the UGM tariff, is meant to pay for educating medical students on placements in secondary care. However, most trusts have not explained how they spent the money, with some admitting they have no records. Medical leaders and the BMA have criticized this lack of transparency, warning it jeopardizes the quality and global reputation of UK medical degrees, with one leader accusing trusts of treating universities like a "cash cow."
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Twitter / XNHS trusts fail to account for over £400m in medical student training funds, BMJ investigation findsbmj.comKey quotes
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One medical school leader called on trusts to stop treating universities like a 'cash cow'
The BMA said the lack of transparency about how the money was being spent was jeopardising the quality and global reputation of UK medical degrees
Nearly a quarter of this funding (£406m) remains unaccounted for, and some trusts admit they have no record of how they spent the money they received
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