Plans afoot to add 200 extra medicine college places

The Government will soon be asked to agree to a proposal to increase the number of medicine places by 200 by 2025 under proposals to expand the third level system.

The number of doctors trained in the country could be set to significantly increase under a five-year plan offering more students a college place on the in-demand course. 

The Government will soon be asked to agree to a proposal to increase the number of medicine places by 200 by 2025 under proposals to expand the third level system.