ASSIGNMENT

Assignment

Assignment

Background

Over the 30 years of the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland (NI), nearly 3700 people were killed (Fay et al., 1999) and over 50,000 injured with the intensity of the violence being particularly severe in the early years. Many more were traumatised by grief, imprisonment and witnessing violent events often with a delayed onset of symptoms and often with enduring effects (McDermott and Fitzgerald, 2004; Luce et al., 2002; Curran et al., 1990). Despite the cessation of militarised violence in NI following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, tensions between the Protestant and Catholic communities have persisted. Sectarian violence remains a problem for many at home and in the workplace, taking the form of attacks on people and property (Jarman, 2005). Less violent forms of aggression such as verbal abuse, harassment, visual displays and graffiti also continue to be significant (Bryan and Stevenson, 2006; Bryan et al., 2008; [OFMDFM, 2007] and [OFMDFM, 2008]).

As many as 30% of doctors working for the National Health System (NHS) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) have obtained their primary qualifications from a country outside the European Union. However, factors driving this migration of doctors to the UK merit continuing exploration. Our objective was to obtain true idea Human Resouce Management HRM in Health Services NHS and how health services like NHS and health body in Ireland) fit into this framework. For this we have studied working of non European doctors in UK and Ireland.

Methods

We conducted an online survey of non-European doctors using a pre-validated questionnaire.

Results

One thousand six hundred and nineteen doctors of 26 different nationalities completed the survey. Of the respondents, 90.1% were from India and over three-quarters migrated to the UK mainly for 'training'. Other reasons cited were 'better pay' (7.2%), 'better work environment' (7.1%) and 'having family and friends in the UK' (2.8%). Many of the respondents have been in the UK for more than a year (88.8%), with 31.3% having spent more than 3 years gaining experience of working in the NHS. Most respondents believe they will be affected by recent changes to UK immigration policy (86.6%), few report that they would be unaffected (3.7%) and the rest are unsure (9.8%).

Conclusion

The primary reason for many non-European doctors to migrate to the UK is for training within the NHS. Secondary reasons like better pay, better work environment and having friends and family in the UK also play a role in attracting these doctors, predominantly from the Indian subcontinent and other British Commonwealth countries.

Background

The National Health Service is the public sector organisation providing state-funded healthcare in the United Kingdom and Great Britain. As many as 30% of its doctors have been trained outside the Europe [1]. In some regions, overseas doctors comprise up to 50% of all junior doctors [2]. General Medical Council (GMC), the United Kingdom's regulatory and licensing body for doctors, had a total of 239 661 doctors registered with it on 1 June 2006, 22.8% (n = 54 656) obtained their primary medical qualification outside the European ...