UK turns to India to fill vacancies

 01-Feb-16, The Times of India

UK is turning to India in an attempt to fill thousands of vacancies for doctors and nurses in its state-funded National Health Service, but "unwise regulations" and changing visa regime have been making the British medical system less attractive for Indian doctors.

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Statistics indicate severe NHS staff shortages with a majority of NHS trusts across Britain forced to turn overseas to countries like India and the Philippines.

Between 2013 and 2015 nursing vacancies increased by 50% and open positions for doctors rose by 60%. There has been a drop in the number of Indian doctors working in the UK, from around 10,265 in 2009 to 6,880 in 2015.

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