Not welcome in the UK

South African doctors will no longer be able to work in Britain, following a recent decision by the British government that, in order to ensure posts for British doctors, it will no longer accept applicants from outside the European Union (EU). This ends the tradition of importing doctors for the National Health Service (NHS). The new rule did not apply to doctors from outside the EU who were already working in Britain, or who had already been registered with the British Medical Council. The Junior Doctors Association of South Africa (Judasa) said it was disappointing news, but that the bill would not stop South Africa's brain-drain of doctors. Young doctors will apply, instead, to work in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.