New law prioritising UK medical graduates leads to boost in homegrown doctors

Express readers debate if the NHS is right to cut back on foreign doctors

Labour introduced a law to "put homegrown talent at the front of the queue" after a rise in foreign recruits over the last decade.

Foreign doctors taking NHS training places PLUMMET after new law puts British graduates first

The number of foreign doctors taking NHS training places have drastically dropped under a new law which prioritises British graduates, according to new analysis.Analysis of NHS data by the Nuffield Trust think tank have found that a law introduced in March has achieved its goal of prioritising British-trained doctors.Wes Streeting, the former Health Secretary, introduced the law to put "homegrown talent at the front of the queue".In the decade t…

New law prioritising UK medical graduates leads to boost in homegrown doctors

Analysis of NHS data found a change in the law in March has achieved its aim of prioritising medics trained in the NHS over those who trained overseas