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Sir Trevor Pears
As Jerry Maguire famously once said, you had me at hello.
Five-million-pound gift creates The Pears Cumbria School of Medicine
The creation of Cumbria’s first medical school, a partnership between University of Cumbria and Imperial College London, has taken another step forward with £5 million in philanthropic support from Pears Foundation.
Unlikely marriage of universities can ease NHS staff crisis
The NHS is facing a staffing crisis. The British Medical Association estimates that the current shortfall is over 50,000 doctors. The shortage in the number of doctors is unevenly spread across the UK, mirroring the distribution of social deprivation and health inequality, with the North of England particularly affected – 11 per cent of NHS posts are vacant compared to 3 per cent in London.
University of Cumbria and Imperial College London announce plans for new medical school in Carlisle
The University of Cumbria and Imperial College London are working together to launch a new graduate entry medical school in Carlisle.