BBCNEWS Medical Brain Drain July 7, 2024
augustine is one of 9,500 nigerian doctors licensed to work in the uk. recruitment from abroad has never been higher, with almost 40% of uk doctors trained overseas. but his recruitment by a british company called nes health care meant working long hours in a private hospital with potential consequences, he says, for patients�* health. i would wake up at 6.30 behind the ward at seven and it was an 80 bedded hospital. so i was looking after all of the patients on the ward. 0utpatients and x—ray, and i would be working from seven up until 11 at night. and i would think that i'm mea...