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The United Kingdom may be about to embark on a refreshed recruitment drive for GPs from India to come and work for the NHS, subject to rigorous testing.
Doctors' leaders have welcomed the contribution that Indian doctors can make to the NHS but criticised the government for its "failure" in attracting enough new doctors from the United Kingdom itself to join the profession.
Health Education England has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Apollo Hospitals Group in India to explore how both countries can benefit from a "mutual exchange of ideas." Apollo offers a diploma in family medicine that is accredited by the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Pulse magazine has reported that the Apollo group has been more specific about details, claiming that the group has said that there could also be an exchange of clinical staff to help improve...