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Half of doctors from other EEA countries working in UK may leave, poll shows

BMJ 2017; 359 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5273 (Published 14 November 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;359:j5273

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Re: Half of doctors from other EEA countries working in UK may leave, poll shows

There exist over 1,000,000 vacancies available in US hospitals for nurses.
There also exist tens of thousands of vacancies for physicians.
It is highly probable that half of British doctors and nurses, working in the UK, may leave, as well.
Brexit isolationism, economic instability, NHS bureaucracy, low wages, all make migrating to USA attractive.
References
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/02/nursing-shortage/459741/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-nursing/short-on-staff...
http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h1296

Competing interests: No competing interests

15 November 2017
Stavros Saripanidis
Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Thessaloniki, Hellas