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A ministerial group is preparing a move to impose the ban on training posts on all foreign doctors from outside the European Union in a bid to prevent thousands of British medics from facing unemployment, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
"We need to do something quickly about this and restricting access to specialist medical training is an area where we think we can make a difference," an unnamed Government source was quoted as saying.
Foreign doctors account for half of all applicants for jobs, according to Government statistics.
Last year, the United Kingdom's Department of Health had issued guidance that foreign docs could only be considered for a training post if there was no suitable candidate from the country or the European Union.
However, the guidance was successfully challenged in court by the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, who claimed it was ‘unfairly discriminatory’.
Ministers are appealing against the court decision, but the appeal is not due to be heard until later this year.
In the long term, the Government is also considering to introduce charges for post-graduate training for overseas medics, according to the sources.
However, a DoH Spokesman told the British newspaper: "Any changes to the rules will only affect people applying in the future, not those already here. We are considering this issue, there is a Lords appeal soon, and we'll make further announcements in due course."
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Ratinghow can i do my mbbs in england.....is there a way ...please tell me as soon as possible...
But the beauty,rather pity, s India is welcoming with FOLDED hands foreign born doctors from USA and UK to come and treat ANY INDIAN without any license or certification. yes, they do have the license and certification to practice thetre BUT not in Inida. Yet, we welcome them with humility..That is Inida....
It's time Indian doctors to muster honor, if remaining, and return back to the country. And serve rural India.
That's true.
Briton has to decide what credit and value she is prepared to offer to another Commonwealth citizen. If she thinks that EU is so important and that the Commonwealth is irrelevant to her then they must close this institution of no value to its members. It is farcical otherwise.SaratchandranAustralia
India should retalliate by imposing trade and commerce restrictions; hurt the british where it hurts the most- $. British are pretty quick to realise when it pinches them, so i'm sure things would change pretty quickly if we take economic measures and create barriers to entry.
Ban all Indian doctors from practise as they are saudagar of kidneys.
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