UK extends work visas for Indian, foreign doctors amid coronavirus outbreakIn a relief to foreign doctors, including from India, whose visas were set to expire in October this year, the UK government has extended t...
01 Apr, 2020, 02.11 PM IST
UK opens up thousands of visa slots to IT professionals, engineers, teachersThe UK government has tabled changes to its immigration policy, which is also likely to ease the visa regime for businesses who want to hir...
17 Jun, 2018, 07.04 PM IST
UK turns to India to fill doctors, nurses vacancies"Unwise regulations" and changing visa regime have been making the British medical system less attractive for Indian doctors, which UK hope...
29 Feb, 2016, 10.19 PM IST
Indian doctors may be hit by new visa rules in UKThe UK Migration Advisory Committee's recommendation of a new RLMT to ensure UK and European workers are given priority for skilled jobs.
21 Feb, 2016, 12.40 PM IST
India biggest exporter of doctors, nurses to Europe: OECD reportMore than a third of NHS doctors, some 35 per cent, in the UK alone were born abroad, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Develop...
28 Dec, 2015, 08.19 PM IST
Indian doctors at higher lay-off risk in UKOne out of every 250 doctors of Indian origin lost their jobs in the past five years. Doctors trained in India four times more likely to lo...
07 May, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Indian doctors more likely to be struck off in UK: ReportAccording to statistics from the General Medical Council (GMC) here, in the past five years, 117 doctors trained in India and Pakistan have...
06 May, 2014, 06.15 PM IST
UK to recruit Indian doctors through Skype interviewsThe UK is mulling recruiting around 50 doctors from India to tackle a staffing crisis, days after a court ruled against Indian-origin docto...
27 Apr, 2014, 01.14 AM IST
Majority of foreign doctors in the UK would fail Britain's health service ecams: ReportMajority of foreign doctors in the UK, would fail Britain's health service exams if they were held to the same standard as their British co...
18 Apr, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
UK probes racial bias against Indian doctorsUK's General Medical Council (GMC) is investigating fears of racial bias against foreign-trained doctors including Indians affecting the ou...
10 Jul, 2013, 08.34 PM IST
- Foreign doctors in NHS hospitals must speak English: UK government
From April there will be a legal duty to ensure a doctor's English is up to scratch before they are employed, the BBC reported.
24 Feb, 2013, 03.58 PM IST
- Indian doctors in Britain failing key exams: Report
However, figures show that foreign doctors are substantially more likely to fail than UK graduates, with communication cited as one of the ...
24 Dec, 2012, 04.04 PM IST
- Brain drain: 767 doctors left India for foreign shores till July 27
Brain drain continues to cripple India's medical sector. According to the Medical Council of India (MCI), till July 27, 2011, as many as 76...
15 Aug, 2011, 11.33 AM IST
- Foreign medical degrees are recognised in India: Ramadoss
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has said that postgraduate degrees in medicine obtained from foreign institutes are legal and recog...
16 Mar, 2008, 07.09 PM IST
- Destination next for Indian health pros
UK’s home weather is proving inhospitable for Indian doctors. But other countries offer good options.
19 Feb, 2007, 12.05 AM IST
- Medicos may have it easy in UK
British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) has got the green light from a UK court for a judicial review of the recent UK h...
02 Aug, 2006, 01.28 AM IST
- UK court to hear desi doctors' plea
The development comes as a reprieve for Indian doctors planning to move to the UK.
02 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST