forevermancity
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we keep hearing that the NHS is under strain, there isn't enough resources nor enough medical professionals that want to work for the NHS due to the pressure/strain that they are put under
99% of university courses are self funded, so for someone to become say a teacher, their £3k x 4 years covers all
of the costs of putting them through but for every medical student that graduates it costs £240k.
Why cant the government put a condition on medical students going to uni that after graduation they have to work for the NHS in their key area for 2/3 years instead of swanning off and working in the private sector.
A bit of give and take, they take an education that costs a lot of money for the country to fund and they give back to their national health service. Within 4 years the NHS will have thousands more doctors/specialists so they wont be under strain and have to pay ridiculous overtime bonus's to already exhausted doctors
A little like nation service years ago with the army, but they get a £35k starting wage rising after year 2 (this is already in place)
Would it work?
99% of university courses are self funded, so for someone to become say a teacher, their £3k x 4 years covers all
of the costs of putting them through but for every medical student that graduates it costs £240k.
Why cant the government put a condition on medical students going to uni that after graduation they have to work for the NHS in their key area for 2/3 years instead of swanning off and working in the private sector.
A bit of give and take, they take an education that costs a lot of money for the country to fund and they give back to their national health service. Within 4 years the NHS will have thousands more doctors/specialists so they wont be under strain and have to pay ridiculous overtime bonus's to already exhausted doctors
A little like nation service years ago with the army, but they get a £35k starting wage rising after year 2 (this is already in place)
Would it work?