Four in 10 European doctors working in Britain 'considering leaving because of Brexit'

[Northerner]

Four in every 10 European doctors working in Britain are considering leaving the UK following the Brexit vote, a new survey has found.

The British Medical Association (BMA) polled 1,193 doctors from the European Economic Area working in the UK and found 42 per cent are thinking of leaving the country, with a further 23 per cent unsure.

Among NHS staff in England, 59,796 are from the European Union, according to NHS Digital, including 10,267 doctors – around 6.6 per cent of the UK medical workforce.

Dr Mark Porter, the BMA’s chairman of council, said many doctors from the EU felt “unwelcome and uncertain about whether they and their families will have the right to live and work in the UK after Brexit”.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ering-leaving-brexit-europe-nhs-a7594616.html

 

[mikeyB]

So if Theresa May doesn't soon announce the preservation of employment rights for EU nationals, the NHS will collapse. That's before the nurses come into play. This is actually a bigger problem for NHS England, but still considerable for Scotland and Wales too, so this is May fiddling with a devolved system. Not a good move.