§ Baroness Oppenheim-Barnesasked Her Majesty's Government:
If they will confirm the publication date of the Fourth Report of the Steering Group on Undergraduate Medical and Dental Education and Research.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)We are pleased to announce that the Fourth Report of the 89WA Steering Group on Undergraduate Medical and Dental Education and Research is published today, and copies will be placed in the Library. Both the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Health welcome and endorse the report.
The steering group brings together all the main bodies involved in the management of undergraduate medical and dental education and research, and we are grateful to the representatives of these bodies who have served on the group.
Close co-operation between the National Health Service and the universities is essential for the successful management of medical and dental education and research. The report acknowledges and welcomes the close co-operation that already exists between the NHS and the universities and explores how this can he further developed. It includes a revision of the "Ten Key Principles" which help define the shared goals of the two parties.