OVERSEAS DOCTORS IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 12-20

Abstract

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME NOTABLE DISSENTING VOICES, IT IS NOW GENERALLY RECOGNIZED THAT THE RATIO OF CONSULTANTS AND GP PRINCIPALS TO JUNIOR DOCTORS SHOULD BE RADICALLY INCREASED. NOW THE DEBATE IS MORE ABOUT HOW THIS MAY BE ACHIEVED AND WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL WORK, ESPECIALLY IN HOSPITALS. WHAT IS, PERHAPS, STILL NOT SUFFICIENTLY RECOGNIZED IS THAT THE PRESENT CAREER STRUCTURE WAS ONLY ABLE TO CONTINUE BECAUSE SUCH A HIGH PROPORTION OF JUNIOR DOCTORS WERE FROM OVERSEAS.