BRIGHTON and Sussex Medical School will have 50 new places for undergraduate medical students from 2019-2020.

It is part of 1,000 new medical places announced by the Government to fill the shortfall in clinicians.

The school intends to allocate all extra places to candidates who meet certain criteria, including living in deprived areas, attending a poorly performing school, whose parents are in receipt of benefits, or who are coming from care.

Professor Malcolm Reed, pictured, dean of Brighton and Sussex Medical School, said: “We are one of the most successful medical schools in terms of widening participation. These places will allow us to increase our focus on medicine as a career for those from underrepresented backgrounds.”