THE NHS will train more working-class doctors to boost homegrown talent.
Two thirds of new hires currently come from abroad.
And said it is “shameful”; that just five per cent of UK medical students are working-class.
Medical will be pushed to enrol students from deprived areas, with the top hirers given extra funding.
It takes five to ten years and £250,000 to get through medical school.
Most of the cost is covered by government grants and .
Mr Streeting said: “Too often, there’s a brick wall between working-class children and an aspiration to become a doctor. They are being written off and denied opportunity.”;
He said the drive will also help patients feel less intimidated by posh medics, adding: “We need real relationships and people from every walk of life.”;
It adds to a non-scheme creating 1,000 NHS for people in deprived areas.
Their GP surgeries are also set to benefit from £2.2billion taken off poorly-performing hospitals.
