Healthcare, medical and dental education and research
The training of doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals is carried out as a partnership between HEFCE, higher education institutions and the Department of Health (DH). HEFCE has a key role to play by allocating over £1 billion per year for education, training and research in health-related subjects. HEFCE is advised on healthcare training and research by the UK Healthcare Education Advisory Committee.
Information is available on the following:
- education and training
- HEFCE's role
- medical and dental schools
- numbers of medical and dental students
- research
- strategic partnership
- quality assurance and professional bodies
- key facts
- UK Healthcare Education Advisory Committee (formerly JMAC).
Last updated 4 November 2008