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The BMA recently published survey data that found 43% of UK medical students out of 3500 surveyed have considered taking a break or leaving their course entirely because of financial difficulties.1 As a graduate entry medical student who has taken time out of my course due to financial pressures, I think it is clearer than ever that increased financial investment is necessary to support the future of our NHS workforce.With the rising cost of living, both student finance and the NHS bursary are proving to be insufficient to meet students’ everyday expenses, but the latter is particularly meagre. In the second year of medical school, graduate entry students transition from being funded by Student Finance England to ...

BMJ     Feb 23, 2025