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DOCTORS’ leaders warned today that medical students in Wales plan to leave the country after graduating to work where pay levels are higher.
A BMA Cymru Wales survey of medical students has revealed that 39 per cent plan to leave Wales after graduation to start their medical careers elsewhere for better pay and working conditions.
The survey of students at Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor’s medical schools revealed that 80 per cent of those who intend to leave Wales plan to begin foundation training in England and 15 per cent in Scotland, where junior doctors receive higher pay.
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