April 20, 2007
AND YOU WON'T HEAR A PEEP FROM ANTI-IMMIGRATIONISTS IF THEY ALL COME HERE:
>Jobless doctors 'to be shipped overseas' (George Jones, 21/04/2007, Daily Telegraph
Up to 10,000 young doctors who are unable to find jobs in the NHS could be offered voluntary work overseas.Posted by Orrin Judd at April 20, 2007 9:29 PMAccording to official documents leaked yesterday, the plan was drawn up by NHS managers following the botched introduction of an online appointments system, which could leave thousands of junior doctors without training places this summer.
The document, Maximising Employment Opportunities, confirmed that there was a 10,000 "excess of applicants for training posts over places".
Yep. 10,000 Nick Rivieras are just what this country needs. ("Hi Doctor Nick!")
You are aware that the medical licensing laws are such that it's almost impossible for a doctor to work in another state, right? Notice how rarely docs from the Northeast set up a part-time practice in Florida, for example. If there was a real need for a massive influx of docs, those laws would be loosened first to allow semi-retired docs to treat their age cohort.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at April 20, 2007 10:42 PMThere's a need, which is why so many of the interns at your local hospital are Indian, Icelandic, Polish, etc. becoming a doctor is hard work. Too hard for natives.
Posted by: oj at April 21, 2007 6:58 AM