Scrapping foreign doctors scheme will hurt the NHS | Letter
The move is regressive and removes a successful route for international collaboration, including education and research, writes Dr Peter TrewbyThe decision to abolish the medical training initiative (MTI) scheme (Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors, 31 July) risks reversing years of progress in medical diplomacy and repeating earlier mistakes in the UK’s treatment of international medical graduates (IMGs).In the early 2000s, in response to perceived workforce shortages, the government actively recruited IMGs and established a new…
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