In September 2004, the Higher Education and Science
Division wrote to key stakeholders seeking their views on
the proposal that Scottish Ministers may set a separate
level of tuition fees for medical students as part of the
measures announced at the end of June to protect Scottish
students from the consequences of the UK Government's plans
to introduce variable tuition fees in England.
Recipients of that letter were:
British Medical Association (Student Doctors'
Committee)
Coalition of Higher Education Students in Scotland
(CHESS)
Council of Heads of Medical Schools
General Medical Council
Head of Medical School, Aberdeen
Head of Medical School, Dundee
Head of Medical School, Edinburgh
Head of Medical School, Glasgow
Head of Medical School, St Andrews
NHS Education for Scotland
National Union of Students Scotland (NUS Scotland)
Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)
Scottish Academy for Health Policy and Management
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC)
Universities Scotland
Attached below are the responses that were
received.
British Medical Association (Student Doctors'
Committee)
CHESS
Council of Heads of Medical Schools
Glasgow Caledonian University
NUS Scotland
SAAS
SHEFC
Universities Scotland
Head of Medical School, Aberdeen
Head of Medical School, Dundee
Head of Medical School, Glasgow
Head of Medical School, St Andrews