Plans to shorten medical training put quality of NHS care at risk, doctors say

Unions say government proposals to cut training by a year and introduce apprenticeships could dilute skills

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Plans to shorten medical training could dilute the calibre of doctors entering the NHS in England and damage the quality of care patients receive, doctors' leaders have warned.

Government proposals to cut doctors' time in medical school from five to four years, and to introduce medical apprenticeships, could water down" training for health service staff, they said.