The United Kingdom (UK) registered about 353 Nigerian doctors in the last 100 days. This was according to data from the General Medical Council – the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK.
The Vice-President of the National Association of Resident Doctors, Julian Ojebo, said the rate of migration might double in the coming weeks since doctors were not given the right remuneration.
The website of the General Medical Council the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK showed that the GMC licensed at least 353 Nigerian-trained doctors between June 10, 2021, and September 20, 2021.
The statistics also showed that between July 24, 2020, and September 21, 2021, about 862 Nigeria-trained doctors were licensed in the UK. Overall, 8, 737 doctors who obtained their degrees in Nigeria currently practice in the UK.
He said it was unfortunate that the government had failed to address the plight of doctors and meet their conditions for calling off the strike which began on August 1, 2021.
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