Medical student debts could be paid as incentive to work in Wales, Plaid Cymru says

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Medical students who go on to work as doctors in Wales could have their debts paid off, under plans announced by Plaid Cymru. The plans also propose quotas for Welsh speakers in Welsh medical schools. In a white paper the party said that Wales could adopt a system whereby doctors who agreed to undertake postgraduate training received a financial incentive to stay in Wales.1 “This could take the form of having a fixed amount of student loan repaid for each year of service once a qualifying period of training has been agreed,” the white paper said. The proposal is based on the New Zealand bond scheme, which rewards doctors who agree to …