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Current News Articles (June 2023) : 

A King's Fund study showed that that the UK has strikingly low levels of key clinical staff, including doctors and nurses, compared to 19 other countries that were included in the study. The study also found that the UK is heavily reliant on foreign-trained staff. Remuneration for some clinical groups appears to be less competitive in the UK than in peer countries.

Source: How does the NHS compare to the health care systems of other countries (kingsfund.org.uk)y

 

Recently Published Articles of Interest

 

Al-Haddad, M, Jamieson, S, Germeni, E. International medical graduates' experiences before and after migration: A meta-ethnography of qualitative studies. Med Educ. 2022; 56(5): 504-515. doi:10.1111/medu.14708

Al-Haddad, M.  Facilitating international medical graduates' acculturation: From theory to practiceMed Educ.  20231-13. doi:10.1111/medu.15175

Al-Haddad M, Mulholland C, Gardner J. Burnout in International Medical Graduate Trainees in the United Kingdom Compared to Domestic Medical Graduate Trainees. Analysis of Data from the GMC's National Training Survey in 2019 and 2021. Perspect Med Educ. 2023 Jun 15;12(1):228-236. doi: 10.5334/pme.1036 PMID: 37334110; PMCID: PMC10275157.

 

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