Brexit and Policy Restrictions on Immigration Could Worsen GP Workforce Crisis, Say Researchers
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
LONDON, Nov. 17 -- BioMed Central issued the following news release:
Difficulties in replacing a fifth of the general practice workforce in England after Brexit will primarily threaten healthcare in more deprived areas, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. 21.1 per cent of General Practitioners (GPs) employed in English primary care are doctors who qualified outside the UK (4.1 percent in the EEA and 17 percent elsewhere). These non-UK qualified do . . .
Difficulties in replacing a fifth of the general practice workforce in England after Brexit will primarily threaten healthcare in more deprived areas, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. 21.1 per cent of General Practitioners (GPs) employed in English primary care are doctors who qualified outside the UK (4.1 percent in the EEA and 17 percent elsewhere). These non-UK qualified do . . .