Dr Hugh Pearson, a second year foundation doctor in Edinburgh, earns just £14 an hour
A junior doctor saves lives every day in a Scots hospital but he cannot even afford to rent a home of his own.
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“We should want doctors to take post grad exams to be able to complete courses to become surgeons and consultants. It is in all our interests for them to take those courses and exams. We shouldn’t be lumping doctors with a £600 bill on top of their existing living costs.” “I looked at my student loan the other day. My debt is something like £80,000. In two years of working I had paid off about £2,100 of that and accrued £2,600 worth of interest so it is just continuing to grow.
But the rewards are fare greater than their NHS salaries where some earn as little as £14 an hour - the same as some baristas. Pearson said: “It is outrageous. People imagine doctors are on a lot more. You are constantly having to apologise for the state of your life. “The reality is they pay an awful lot more in other countries. People are leaving as a result. You can’t blame them.
Pearson added: “The doctors I know are incredibly dedicated hardworking people who give up the best years of their life to help people in sub-optimal circumstances just off the back of an unprecedented pandemic, working in a really crumbling health service.
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