DoH? NHS? GMC?

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http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/work_permits/img_work_permits.asp
The Department of Health announced on 7 March 2006 that from 3 April 2006 International Medical Graduates (IMGs) - who are not UK or EEA nationals - wishing to work or train in the UK will need a work permit. To obtain a work permit an employer must show that a genuine vacancy exists, which cannot be filled by a a doctor who is a UK or EEA national.

We understand that the NHS will continue to need small numbers of specialist doctors, who can bring their skills and experience to the NHS. However, increasingly the NHS will be less reliant on international medical recruitment.

This will obviously affect the number of posts available to IMGs. We will work with the Department of Health to ensure that IMGs who are interested in working or training in the UK understand exactly what type of job and training opportunities exist.

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As of March 2005, the NHS has 1.3 million employees, and is variously the third or fifth largest employer in the world, after the Chinese army, Indian Railways and (as argued by Jon Hibbs, the NHS's head of news, in a press release from March 22, 2005) Wal-Mart and the United States Department of Defense.