AIMS - Ascertaining the career Intentions of UK Medical Students' post-graduation: a cross-sectional survey. @FerreiraTomas8 @Cambridge_Uni
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ALT ®BMA bma.students (instagram screenshot) 1 in 3 medical students plan to quit the NHS by F1/2 Poor pay, work-life balance, working conditions and burnout were the main factors cited. It is time for the government to address retention in the NHS. That must include medical students too.
![BMA instagram screenshot: ® BMA bma.students • BMA Statement: It is disheartening that medical students already recognise the extent to which our profession has been devalued through constant pay erosion and declining working conditions, and have made up their minds, as a result, that the NHS is not the right place for them to work. They are investing seven years of their lives, starting out with the intent to be a doctor in our NHS, only to have that enthusiasm and commitment crushed out of them. The Government cannot continue to turn a blind eye to this increasingly untenable situation [...] It is not too late to fix this, but the power to do so rests with the Government. Dr Latifa Patel, BMA representative body chair](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHIurlkXwAEsE54.jpg?name=orig)
ALT BMA instagram screenshot: ® BMA bma.students • BMA Statement: It is disheartening that medical students already recognise the extent to which our profession has been devalued through constant pay erosion and declining working conditions, and have made up their minds, as a result, that the NHS is not the right place for them to work. They are investing seven years of their lives, starting out with the intent to be a doctor in our NHS, only to have that enthusiasm and commitment crushed out of them. The Government cannot continue to turn a blind eye to this increasingly untenable situation [...] It is not too late to fix this, but the power to do so rests with the Government. Dr Latifa Patel, BMA representative body chair
