Petition · past parliament
Government to fund doctor training on condition they work for NHS after.
Closed
84 signatures
What the petition asks
The NHS is in crisis; GPs say gaps in medical cover risks lives.
Tuition fees cost up to £50k; unaffordable for potential students who have the talent to study medicine. If the government fund medical students who join the NHS, more people will sign up to medical school, so more GPs for the NHS.
Tuition fees cost up to £50k; unaffordable for potential students who have the talent to study medicine. If the government fund medical students who join the NHS, more people will sign up to medical school, so more GPs for the NHS.
References:
https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the-nhs-workforce-in-numbers
https://fee.org/articles/why-the-uk-suddenly-is-suffering-from-a-physician-shortage/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37550759/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-doctor
https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-bursary-students/help-and-guidance
https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the-nhs-workforce-in-numbers
https://fee.org/articles/why-the-uk-suddenly-is-suffering-from-a-physician-shortage/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37550759/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-doctor
https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-bursary-students/help-and-guidance
Timeline
| 14 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
84
Status
Closed
Opened
14 Oct 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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