UK medical schools, once the preserve of the self-proclaimed elite in the Russell Group, are increasingly being opened by modern universities. With newer universities often located in more deprived towns, cities and regions, this expansion has implications for access to medical training, the NHS and “levelling up” in the regions – and some argue that it must go further still.
The recent announcement of a medical school in Carlisle, run by the University of Cumbria in partnership with Imperial College London, is the latest of a new generation of institutions.
