The report, which includes an analysis of nearly 94,000 applicants in England to UK medical schools between 2012 and 2022, found just 5% of entrants were from the lowest socio-economic group in 2021.

St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, oldest medical school in England, has just celebrated the 800th anniversary of its foundation by Rahere in 1123, during the reign of Henry I. Popularly known as ...