HC Deb 27 July 1976 vol 916 c217W
60. Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the cost to the taxpayer of training a doctor.

Dr. Owen

Recent estimates suggest that the average cost of undergraduate medical education is of the order of £40,000 per doctor. The cost of postgraduate training in the National Health Service after qualification depends upon the length of that training and at this stage the doctor is providing services.