No apathy among medical students

Civitas, 3 December 2009

A criticism often laid at the medical profession is that they are quick to moan at the state of the NHS or the latest government initiative (and, on many counts, they may well be forgiven), but slow to engage in real debate and come up with meaningful alternatives.  The status quo is much easier.  Not so with medical students, it appears, where the desire to get involved in discussion about health policy and the future direction of the NHS appears insatiable.  Last week, 220 turned up to learn more about the NHS, how it is structured, how it works, and debate the options.  Read more here.