The government is about to publish the 10 Year Health Plan, the blueprint for its reform of the health service in England. Specifically, he said it would address the fact that “only 5% of medical school entrants are from a working-class background”. And of course, it reflects only one way of assessing the social background of those who apply to medical school. In short, there are lots of ways of measuring social disadvantage, including these and others, which may tell slightly different stories. You can follow the government’s performance against its promises on health, and in other areas, with our Government Tracker.
