[8] In 2019, the Cardiff C21 North Wales 4-year Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) programme commenced at Bangor University.

[15][10][13] Student intake into the 2023-24 academic year was the final cohort to enter the C21 North Wales Medicine programme.

[16] The first intake into the independent North Wales Medical School commenced in September 2024 with an entry cohort of 80 students, with Cardiff University acting as the contingency partner required by the GMC.

Plaid Cymru assembly member Siân Gwenllian referred to this as a "betrayal of the people of Bangor, Arfon and all of the North".

"[19] In 2020 the Welsh government had formed a research group to assess the feasibility of an independent medical school based at Bangor University.

[20] The concept of a medical school for North Wales received support from all major parties during the 2021 Senedd election.

Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething called a task and finish group together to assess whether a North Wales Medical School is “practical and achievable”.

In 2017 Plaid Cymru secured a commitment from the previous Government to a budget to commence and now nearly 40 prospective doctors have been receiving part of their training at Bangor.

Morgan added that a letter “of assurance was sent to General Medical Council colleagues in November" which would "allow Bangor University to continue their forward momentum through the accreditation process."

From September 2024, Bangor University has offered its own independent Medicine programme with the support of the Welsh Government, subject to GMC approval and quality monitoring processes.

[12] The new North Wales Medical School will largely follow the current Cardiff University C21 North Wales programme, adapted to meet the learning opportunities and needs of the mixed rural and urban areas in the region, embracing the Welsh language and local culture.

[27] Since 2016, doctors at Glan Clwyd Hospital and Ysbyty Gwynedd have guided Year 12 and 13 pupils in local state schools with their Medicine and Dentistry applications.