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The treatment of junior doctors is putting prospective students off studying medicine at university, with more than a third saying it's made them think twice.
According to a poll from student discussion forum the Student Room, 37% say they will no longer study medicine thanks to the ongoing battle between health secretary Jeremy Hunt and doctors union the British Medical Association (BMA) over working conditions.
Hunt wants to decrease the number of hours during the working week which are classed as "unsociable" by 25%, meaning doctors will receive lower pay for working outside their traditional "normal" hours of nine to five.
Medics are likely to find themselves working more weekends, which, under the new contract, will no longer mean extra pay.
On a discussion thread on the Student Room platform, one youth said the recent treatment of junior doctors had put them off the profession.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...students-off-studying-medicine_n_8916882.html
Great recruitment policy, Hunt
According to a poll from student discussion forum the Student Room, 37% say they will no longer study medicine thanks to the ongoing battle between health secretary Jeremy Hunt and doctors union the British Medical Association (BMA) over working conditions.
Hunt wants to decrease the number of hours during the working week which are classed as "unsociable" by 25%, meaning doctors will receive lower pay for working outside their traditional "normal" hours of nine to five.
Medics are likely to find themselves working more weekends, which, under the new contract, will no longer mean extra pay.
On a discussion thread on the Student Room platform, one youth said the recent treatment of junior doctors had put them off the profession.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...students-off-studying-medicine_n_8916882.html
Great recruitment policy, Hunt