Half of NHS doctors trained in other EU countries are considering quitting UK, warns GMC

Around half of NHS doctors who were trained in other countries in Europe are considering leaving the UK because of concerns over the effect Brexit will have on their working life and right to stay in the country, MPs have been told.

There was a general feeling of worry about what Brexit could mean for those NHS doctors who trained elsewhere in the European Economic Area, said Charlie Massey, chief executive and registrar of the General Medical Council. Massey, giving evidence at a session of the parliamentary health committee’s inquiry into the implications of Brexit, held on 28 February, said that the UK’s departure from the European Union was causing unrest despite …