Primary Care placement capacity for 026 academic years has also been secured. Cardiff University continues to act as contingent partner. A rolling programme of quality assurance, comprising of visits and scrutiny of documentary evidence (stage 7) will be ongoing from October 2024 to July 2029. The accreditation process itself is well underway, with stages 3 and 4 completed in April and a GMC site visit taking place in July (stages 5 and 6).

The initial intake date was postponed from 2023, based in part on recommendations from the Programme Board, and due to the General Medical Council (GMC) accreditation process. Intake numbers will gradually increase until the school reaches full capacity (of 140 students per year) in 2029. Substantial progress has been achieved regarding the North Wales Medical School, which is due to take its first direct intake of students in autumn 2024. Establish a new medical school in North Wales.