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Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors
Scheme brought in up to 500 foreign-trained doctors a year and was seen as example of British ‘soft power’ The NHS has scrapped a longstanding scheme that let overseas doctors boost their skills in UK hospitals and was seen as an example…
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The Medical Training Initiative, a program that allowed overseas doctors to gain experience in UK hospitals, has been scrapped by NHS England. This decision has been met with criticism from senior doctors, who view the program as an example of British "soft power".
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