About 10,000 doctors currently training in the UK return home after new regulations on 'Permit Free' training take effect. Uncover the facts and controversies from the very beginning to the end.
Doctors raise mixed feelings on Judicial Review
07 July 2006
A few trainee doctors have now said that the judicial review will not affect the new work permit laws.
Doctors accuse DOH of false warnings
30 June 2006
Immigrant doctors at the NHS are furious with the DOH which has allegedly said that they gave prior warnings on the work permit law for trainee doctors.
BMA joins campaign against new employment law.
22 June 2006
The BMA has joined forces with the BAPIO and is in talks with government officials after learning that almost 11,500 junior doctors
Betrayed Doctors leave for home 16 June 2006
Hundreds of immigrant doctors facing unemployment have already left the UK as Home Office delays reviewing regulations on work permits...
Background
On the third of April the UK home office announced the abolition of permit free training for immigrant doctors currently working in the UK. The law was to be implemented with immediate effect and meant the sudden dismissal of over 15,000 doctors...
Cries Of Disbelief
“We have been betrayed” cried thousands of doctors as they marched in front of the Home Office on the day of the peaceful protest.
Mission Possible
In less than a week of regulations being implemented various organisations of immigrant doctors and non immigrant doctors got together in a mission to convince the home office to review their regulations...
Fight Or Flight
“We will keep fighting till the very end” said Dr Arun George optimistically. Unfortunately for him his fellow companions don’t have his confidence.
A Big Loss
“We have lost everything, our money, our time and now our morale.. I will never come back to the UK…” Dr Peeyush
The Controversy
DR Umesh Prabhu :
“What really annoys me about the DOH is that they are trying to defend that there has been wide consultation … there was absolutely no consultation”
Who Is Who
Many organisations have come to the support of the international trainee doctors after the new rules. Here is a list of some of them:
Hope Or Despair
To fight till justice is found has been the motto for many of the trainee doctors. However their optimism may not be warranted. A lot of senior doctors have expressed concerns of the result. Some have even predicted them.
