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Medical ACT

Medical ACT Stakeholders

Local Education Providers 

  • Provide clinical placements and other teaching requirements as agreed with medical schools 
  • Ensure the quality management of clinical placements 
  • Maintain adequate educational capacity 

NHS Education for Scotland  

  • Administers the overseas ACT type levy on behalf of Scottish Government
  • Ensures educational capacity is maintained 
  • Allocates Medical ACT funding to Health Boards through the annual Medical ACT allocation model and bids.
  • Ensures value for money for Medical ACT expenditure through the performance management framework 
  • Collate and review Annual Accountability reports collated from Health Boards

Medical Schools 

  • Medical Schools are responsible for the quality of medical education including clinical placements 
  • Determine curriculum and agree clinical placements required with LEP's 
  • Set learning outcomes 
  • Set priorities for development of medical education through Regional Groups 

Scottish Government 

  • Sets the policy context for Medical ACT funding 
  • Determines the number of medical students to be funded 
  • Determines the policy for overseas students and the ACT type levy towards the cost of teaching overseas students within the NHS

Regional Groups 

  • Provide a forum to agree the strategic direction for medical education.
  • Determine the use of Medical ACT funds with the agreement of Regional Groups 

 

 

 

 

This page was last updated on: 20.08.2024 at 10.57


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