Several recent cases in the National Health Service (NHS) suggest that patients’ lives are at risk when treated by doctors trained in European Union countries. Due to EU rules, they are not required to pass strict tests that Indian and other non-EU trained doctors need to clear. Doctors trained in India constitute the second highest group in the NHS, after those trained in Britain. There are 25,503 doctors trained in India, amounting to 8.9% of the overall number of registered doctors, according to the General Medical Council (GMC). By comparison, 10 doctors trained in non-EU countries faced similar allegations and none of them were suspended or faced restrictions.

Source: Hindustan Times August 22, 2016 19:52 UTC