POSTGRADUATE TRAINING FOR OVERSEAS DOCTORS IN BRITAIN

Foreign doctors, other than those from the European Economic Area, who want to train in Britain have to satisfy registration and immigration requirements before they can take up a post. The General Medical Coun cil administers the registration regulations. These are quite separate from the immigration formalities, which are handled by the Home Offic e. The rules on both are complicated, and doctors should seek advice e arly to ensure that unnecessary difficulties do not add to the inevita ble stresses associated with moving to a new country and working in a strange system.