British doctors are not disappearing

Can we Improve on how we Select Medical Students?

“…It has been argued that we cannot reduce loss further 51 , because some failure is inevitable and we cannot avoid a few students' wanting to change career. However, two medical schools have shown that careful selection and good support can have a positive impact.…”

Part-time training: will it lead to part-time consultant?

“…Currently, there is a failure of medical work force planning to acknowledge the demand for a change in working patterns (Richards et al, 1997). The issue of parttime working, especially at consultant level is likely to become a serious work force planning issue.…”

Refugee doctors in Britain: a wasted resource

“…Workforce predictions indicate that 500 additional new doctors are required annually in Britain,14 each one costing around £200 000 to train 15. For very much less, a package could be developed to integrate more refugee doctors into the workforce (box) and thus satisfy what the United Nations High Commission for Refugees considers one of the three rights of refugees: local integration without dependence on welfare 16.…”