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Readers’ panel: should doctors have to work in the NHS for a minimum of 4 years after graduation?

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt recently announced that medical graduates will be required to work for at least 4 years in the NHS, to ensure the taxpayer gets value from the £220,000 it costs to train each one. Nursing Standard readers’ panellists have their say

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