The University of Worcester welcomed its first ever medical students this
month in a milestone moment for local NHS services.

Twenty UK students and 24 international students have now begun a
four-year graduate course at the university's Three Counties Medical
School.

The cost of the education for the UK students is being met by grants from
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire, as well as by the NHS in
Gloucestershire and the Kildare Trust, a local charity based in Worcester.

Doctors who train locally tend to remain in the area afterwards, so it is
hoped that many of these students will eventually work within the
Herefordshire and Worcestershire system, helping to solve some of the
workforce challenges across the two counties.

Earlier this year the Government published its long-term workforce plan
for the NHS which includes plans to increase the number of funded
medical student places across the country. Subject to government
funding, it is hoped that by 2025 the Medical School will be able to train
150 students a year.

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