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Luke Costin

Study subsidy for nurses, rural doctors to stay in NSW

The NSW government will offer scholarships to increase the number of healthcare graduates. (Daniel Pockett/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Young doctors in the NSW regions will be among thousands of healthcare students eligible for a $12,000 scholarship if they commit to working in the state's public health system for five years.

With 2000 scholarships a year, the government initiative is aimed at slowing the number of young graduates dropping out of the NSW healthcare workforce.

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