Some doctors from outside of the
United Kingdom who sacrificed thousands of pounds of their savings
in the
hope of working
in the
NHS have
described their
bitter disappointment at new immigration rules.
The new rules say that all doctors from outside the EEA (European
Economic Area) will need a work permit to train in the UK. NHS trusts
that wish to employ a non-EEA doctor will have to prove that a UK or
EEA graduate cannot be found to fill a job vacancy.
One doctor from India, told BMA News that in the two years he had
spent in the UK he had only been able to obtain an unpaid clinical
attachment and a couple of locum jobs, and his prospects were now even
worse. He said:
" After this new legislation I think it will be almost
impossible to get training jobs. "
He said the authorities should have made it clearer that there was
no shortage of junior doctors in the UK.
" It would have affected my decision to come to the UK or
I would not have stayed for so long."
The BMA is pressing for a longer phase-in period for the new rules
and is seeking clarification on the impact on overseas doctors in the
UK.
The British Medical Association represents doctors
from all branches of medicine all over the UK. It has a total membership
of over 137,000, rising steadily, including more than 3,000 members
overseas and over 19,000 medical student members.
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