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BMA Pays Tribute to ‘massive Contribution' of Overseas Doctors
November 28, 2007 at 11:57 AM
General Health News
Commenting ahead of his evidence session to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee, Dr Edwin Borman of the BMA says:
“Doctors from overseas have made a massive contribution to the NHS. They have been absolutely crucial to the advances the service has made over the last half century.”
However, he will say that the UK’s historic dependence on overseas doctors had a negative impact on the developing world:
“Recruiting doctors from overseas meant that the UK saved money by not qualifying enough of its own doctors. This had a negative impact on the health systems of some of the world’s poorest countries, and it is right that the UK is now becoming self-sufficient in producing its own medical workforce.”
Dr Borman will say that although the NHS is still dependent on overseas doctors to fill senior posts, competition for training jobs has become intense. Commenting on recent attempts by the government to restrict training opportunities for doctors on the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, he says:
“Doctors from overseas have been hit the hardest by the government’s failures of NHS workforce planning. The BMA has always been clear that overseas doctors already working in the NHS are entitled to fair treatment, and have the right to compete for posts alongside their UK colleagues.
However, we need to be open and honest with overseas junior doctors who are considering working in the UK. Their employment prospects in the NHS may be limited.”
Source-BMA
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