The Observer Helen Pickford is a third-year medical student at Leeds University. Helen says the fees are 'a disgrace'. She suggests the Government should drop tuition fees for medical students in return for them working for the NHS for five years. Helen won a 600cc Smart car .
Students facing particular difficulties can apply for hardship funds and hardship loans.
Helen will benefit from the sustained increase in NHS funding. The answer to stopping medical graduates leaving the country in droves is to make the NHS attractive again. Because her car is environmentally friendly, the Conservatives would place it in the lowest bracket of vehicle excise duty. Liberal Democrats We would abolish tuition fees and restore grants on the Scottish model. She will also be able to apply for benefits during her summer holiday if she is unable to pay rent or find a job.