Medical students 'living in crisis', relying on food banks after final year funding cuts

Anusha Gajanan and Yalna Pouya (Matt Saywell/BMA)

By Daniel Pye

Medical students are resorting to food banks and considering dropping out just months before becoming a doctor over a dip in funding in their final year.

Students will put on events at campuses across England as part of their campaign pressuring the government into ensuring they receive the same amount of funding in their final year as their maintenance loans.