Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors

The NHS has scrapped the Medical Training Initiative, per the Guardian—a longstanding program that brought four hundred to five hundred foreign-trained doctors to British hospitals each year to develop their expertise. The scheme was regarded as an example of British soft power. Senior doctors have criticized the decision.

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