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Vivienne Aitken & Iona Young

Worried junior Edinburgh doctor says he 'can't afford to rent his own home'

A junior doctor saves lives every day in an Edinburgh hospital - but he cannot even afford to rent a home of his own.

Even though the medic can work in excess of 60 hours a week Hugh Pearson has to take on extra locum shifts to pay for expensive compulsory courses and exams to progress in his career.

Mortgages and cars are just a dream for the young man and money is so tight he cannot even afford to take driving lessons report the Record.

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