"Hamish" wrote in message
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"Jim Webster" wrote in message
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yes, this is criminal.
The question has to be asked, can we not train our own because there
just
aren't the suitable people, or because government cannot get it within
budget? Either way it looks pretty bad



I think it is in the selection for training. Many Engineers I have met
over the years had considered medical training when they were in their
teens
and had been advised out of the idea by careers teachers. The reason being
that it was difficult to get into medical school and they did not have the
right educational track record.
So in the UK selection is front end and many people who could have made
medical practioners are never able to prove theirselves.

Perhaps overseas there is more opportunity to enter training and proof of
capability is passing the training.

The front end selection was I believe something driven by the union of
doctors who did not want the market over supplied and cause enemployment
in
existing doctors.

Unfortunately for them we are now in a bigger EU, and as far as I can make
out all those doctors can come here. I can see salaries lagging

Jim Webster