Thursday 29 January 2015

NHS hires 3,000 foreign doctors in one year to fight lack of homegrown staff

NHS hires 3,000 foreign doctors in one year to fight lack of homegrown staff Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds that aggressive recruitment sees doctors from at least 27 countries hired in 32 of the 160 hospital trusts in England.

Three thousand doctors were hired from overseas by the NHS in the past year, as the service battles to tackle staff shortages that medical professionals say are serious and growing.

They came from at least 27 countries, including India, Poland, Australia and Greece – but also even Iraq, Syria and Sudan – according to 32 of the 160 hospital trusts in England who responded to requests from the Guardian for details of their recruitment.

The problem is finding permanent staff to recruit. Some hospital finance directors are asking, ‘are there any?'

The NHS doesn't have the doctors it needs. The shortage is real Continue reading... The Guardian

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