Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#71MD5)
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS
Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus.
In all, 4,880 doctors who qualified in another country left the UK during 2024 - a rise of 26% on the 3,869 who did so the year before - figures from the General Medical Council reveal.
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