Make it easier for foreign doctors to work in Britain, minister told royal college GPs

Royal College of GPs urges home secretary to include doctors on list of shortage occupations to help plug gaps in workforce

GPs’ leaders are urging ministers to add family doctors to the UK’s list of shortage occupations, to make it easier for overseas doctors to help plug the widening gaps in the GP workforce.

The Royal College of GPs has written to Amber Rudd, the home secretary, asking her to declare family doctors a key group of workers who deserve priority in their efforts to pursue their careers in the UK.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2yDjjsM