Hundreds of foreign doctors mull leaving UK over 'crippling' fees

Hundreds of foreign doctors mull leaving UK over 'crippling' fees
High cost of visas and other charges is worsening NHS staffing crisis, warn medics
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/12/hundreds-of-foreign-doctors-mull-leaving-uk-over-crippling-fees

Oh dear!

Attracting foreign doctors to the UK, whilst nice for us to have them here, takes them away from the countries which invested in their training and the people who need them at 'home'.

Additionally, there is a bottle neck in our medical profession. Many well qualified UK applicants to UK medical schools are rejected simply because there are just not enough UK medical school places for all UK applicants to get one. Typically, there are 10-12 applicants to each place at a UK medical school; So typically 9-11 great students, who might have become great doctors, are not getting a chance to study medicine in the UK.

It is good that 5 new medical schools have opened in the UK. That at least gives more UK students a chance.

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Miguel1975 wrote:

Caker wrote:Oh dear!

Attracting foreign doctors to the UK, whilst nice for us to have them here, takes them away from the countries which invested in their training and the people who need them at 'home'.
 

Is this a polite way to say: "F. off back home"?

No it is not at all. You took my words out of context. When I said that it is nice to have them here, I absolutely mean it.