Magee campus at the Ulster University in Derry
And she has called on people in the North West to continue to place pressure on all politicians to ensure the Department of Health supports proposals and enables the school to open in September 2021.
The minister Robin Swann answered an Assembly written question from Sinead McLaughlin, saying that a second business case now needed to be prepared by the Department of Health, in order that the proposal be considered by the Northern Ireland Executive.
Sinead McLaughlin said: “I welcome the positive response to my question from health minister Robin Swann.
“But despite all the clear evidence that the North West desperately needs more doctors and more local training of doctors, the proposal for the Magee Graduate Entry Medical School is not over the line yet.
“It is important that we do not let up in the campaign for the Magee medical school.
“It is also essential that people in Derry support the proposal to move existing allied health courses to Magee from Jordanstown.
“That proposal is currently out for consultation – and I urge local people to respond and to respond positively to the increased number of medical courses and students at Magee.
“This would help further build Derry’s role as an important centre for health provision and hopefully in the future as an economic driver in the health sciences.”
Ulster University’s consultation on the location of health sciences courses is published online at https://www.ulster.ac.uk/consultation
