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BMA members reject proposal to restrict jobs to EU medical graduates

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Members of the BMA have come out against government proposals to restrict access of medical students from outside the European Union to jobs in the NHS.

The result comes from a survey of BMA members concerning the findings of the inquiry into medical training led by John Tooke (BMJ 2007;335:737, 13 Oct doi: 10.1136/bmj.39363.596273.59). Speaking at a BMA conference last week, Professor Tooke said it was essential that the matter of international medical graduates was dealt with urgently.

"If we don't resolve that issue, we are in for a really, really big problem next summer, because there will be as many applicants but with fewer training posts," he said. "We have to ensure fair treatment for those people who have been parked in the fixed term service training appointment role."

The Department of Health in England is considering plans to make it harder for international doctors to apply for . . . [Full text of this article]

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