General Article Debt-ridden students forced to cut back on food

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Students from the UK are on average £16,000 in debt after just one year at medical school, a major BMA survey has revealed.

First years are increasingly using commercial loans and credit cards to plug gaps and more than two thirds reported cutting back on food, heating and other essentials.

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