The British Medical Association (BMA) has highlighted a critical issue facing the National Health Service (NHS) in England, with an estimated 15,000 to 23,000 doctors leaving the service prematurely between September 2022 and September 2023. More than 15,000 doctors left Britain last year alone. This mass exodus, which is damaging patient care, has incurred a financial cost ranging from £1.6 billion to £2.4 billion for NHS employers and the public purse. The departure of these trained professionals is attributed to ongoing disputes over pay and working conditions. Nigel Farage has suggested that doctors trained by the NHS should be mandated to work for the service for a specified period to prevent them from leaving the country after their training, noting that training a doctor up to consultant level can cost taxpayers over £400,000.
After 14 yrs of Tory mismanagement of our NHS, doctors are leaving the service in droves. Morale has plummeted, newly-qualified and experienced doctors are hanging up their stethoscopes. Yet the Tories scrapped two GP retention schemes last month https://t.co/DKP3fhf3L3
Under the Tories, NHS dentistry has been left to rot. In some areas, 99% of practices aren't accepting new NHS patients, and it's people like Jamie who are paying the price. 1 in 10 people have attempted their own dental work. NHS dentistry won't survive 5 more years of Tories. https://t.co/xeVNTBsCel
Fear for GP surgery's future as contract abandoned https://t.co/7pQfsyG3B3
Even Conservative MPs admit that NHS dentistry is in a desperate state after 14 years of Conservative government. Only Labour has a plan to rescue and rebuild NHS dentistry. https://t.co/cmJoTGPwtR
ICYMI: 'Over £400,000 of taxpayers' money has been spent on getting that man or woman to consultant level' Nigel Farage argues doctors trained by the NHS should be required to work for the health service for a given time period to stop them leaving Britain after training. https://t.co/ZRBITvkirw
More than 15,000 NHS doctors left Britain last year. It can cost up to £400,000 to train them. It’s only fair on the taxpayer that new doctors and nurses should stay here for a given period of time. https://t.co/00AZYdoE3w
'Over £400,000 of taxpayers' money has been spent on getting that man or woman to consultant level' Nigel Farage argues doctors trained by the NHS should be required to work for the health service for a given time period to stop them leaving Britain after training. https://t.co/lobYVrg74L
Urgent action is needed to stem the exodus of doctors from the NHS, which is damaging patient care and costing taxpayers, @TheBMA warns. An estimated 15 000 to 23 000 doctors in England left the NHS prematurely between September 2022 and September 2023 https://t.co/32hDSWnjG5
Between September 2022 and September 2023, 15,000 - 23,000 doctors left the NHS prematurely in England alone. The estimated minimum cost to NHS employers and the public purse of replacing those doctors lies between £1.6 and £2.4 billion. There needs to be a real focus on staff… https://t.co/d1SSwxbvSU
Even more NHS doctors will go abroad, BMA warns. More than 15,000 left Britain last year amid a bitter pay dispute, with many ending up in countries such as Australia ⬇️ https://t.co/gRFON2BhVO
The financial cost to the NHS of doctors leaving the workforce is staggering. At least £1.6 billion, according to our new research. Let’s take a look at some examples 🧵👇 https://t.co/pRA1kX9wsJ https://t.co/RDFwWUh1yr