It doesn't get any sicker then this.

[rory_20_uk]

Yes the NHS is getting screwed over , like for example by people who get the taxpayer to fund all their training and then bugger off .

Accountants get their training from their company. So the people that use the accountants indirectly pay.
Many lawyers get their training paid by the firm - indirectly from the clients
Management consultants can get training to the tune of £30,000 a year, and that's not including a company funded MBA. Who pays? The client.

Funnily enough I'm not a serf. I can go where I choose. If others place higher value on me than the NHS does, then great. Perhaps the government should increase the salaries to keep the staff.