{"id":1468,"date":"2026-01-26T20:32:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/student-loan-forgiveness-for-resident-doctors\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T20:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:32:55","slug":"student-loan-forgiveness-for-resident-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/student-loan-forgiveness-for-resident-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Student loan forgiveness for resident doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medical students and resident doctors are being \u2018robbed\u2019 by the Government, says DAUK\u2019s GP co-lead.\r\n\r\nDr Steve Taylor says they are paid 20% less in real terms than previous generations of doctors.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrSteveTaylor\/status\/2015420284296134903\">Posting on social media<\/a>, Dr Taylor said that doctors are paying \u2018a lifetime of extra tax\u2019 in the shape of student loans.\r\n\r\nThey face poor job prospects and progression, and their pension is no longer of a gold standard, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student loan forgiveness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Doctors\u2019 Association UK (DAUK)  is calling on the Government to address student loan forgiveness for resident doctors.\r\n\r\nWriting on <a href=\"https:\/\/dauk.substack.com\/p\/the-student-loan-scandal\">the DAUK Substack<\/a>, Dr Taylor warned that the student loan scandal was trapping graduates with an extra 9% income tax for up to 30 years.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis disproportionately affects medical graduates who have some of the biggest student loans for their five to six-year degrees,\u201d he wrote.\r\n\r\nDr Taylor highlighted comments by Dr Luke Craddock, which has had more than 2.2 million views on social media.\r\n\r\nDr Craddock posted: \u201cThis is going to cost unimaginable amounts of money as my generation stops working past the \u00a350k threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Productivity nightmare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany will be reducing hours or refusing extra work. A productivity nightmare.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019ve been working as a doctor for three years. My repayments don\u2019t even cover the interest.\u201d\r\n\r\nDr Taylor blogged that student loan forgiveness would be a low-cost intervention for the Government in the short term.\r\n\r\nIt would effectively act as a pay rise now, and in future earnings, he said, and has the support of the BMA.\r\n\r\nDr Taylor commented: \u201cStudent loan forgiveness is a strategic investment in the NHS workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resident doctors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRelieving this growing debt burden that saddles our student and resident doctors would keep doctors working, improve retention, and put money straight back into the economy.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe at DAUK would urge the Government to look at this issue as a matter of urgency.\u201d\r\n\r\nRead Dr Taylor&#8217;s blog in full on <a href=\"https:\/\/dauk.substack.com\/p\/the-student-loan-scandal\">the DAUK Substack<\/a>,\r\n\r\nDAUK\u2019s committee members are all volunteers. They campaign and speak in the media about issues facing doctors in their own time. Please support our work by <a href=\"https:\/\/dauk.org\/membership\/\">joining DAUK<\/a> or donating to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-the-work-of-the-doctors-association-uk-dauk\">our GoFundMe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical students and resident doctors are being \u2018robbed\u2019 by the Government, says DAUK\u2019s GP co-lead. 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