Write off NHS doctors' student loans to retain staff, says report

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By Sarah Lowden

Doctors’ student loans should be written off if they continue working for the NHS – is one of the recommendations of a report on healthcare reform.

The Times Health Commission report [pdf], published on Monday, suggests debt should be cut by 30 per cent for those staying three years, 70 per cent for seven years and 100 per cent for ten.