Stan 386 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Biggest brain drain from UK in 50 years Britain is experiencing the worst "brain drain" of any country as highly qualified professionals settle abroad, an authoritative international study showed yesterday. Record numbers of Britons are leaving - many of them doctors, teachers and engineers - in the biggest exodus for almost 50 years. Over a quarter of qualified professionals who have moved abroad had health or education qualifications There are now 3.247 million British-born people living abroad, of whom more than 1.1 million are highly-skilled university graduates, say the researchers. More than three quarters of these professionals have settled abroad for more than 10 years, according to the study by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). No other nation is losing so many qualified people, it points out. Britain has now lost more than one in 10 of its most skilled citizens, while overall only Mexico has had more people emigrate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Just read that last year saw 6,000 newly qualified doctors chasing less than 3,000 vacancies, created by by retirement etc, throughout the NHS! Locally, my GP tells me, their one vacancy for a practice locum produced more than 80 applicants. Nye Bevan rotates in his coffin... Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Ah yes,Rob,there are plumbers and ...plumbers! Britain is loaded with people from the sub continent and Africa who can barely converse in the Queen`s English not to mention the thousands of doctors and dentists from Europe. Having a `body' in post in the NHS is far removed from the highly skilled local product. Countless pathetic first-aid posts purporting to be `new medical schools' have sprung up, with students achieving joke results in their A levels to gain admission in the UK. The NHS is in a state of melt down with dirt and the lowest standards in Europe.Anyone with get up and go has got up and gone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Can anyone tell me where to buy the tickets? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Can I come too please ???????????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Clearly, both of you missed the pivotal word brain... :tongue: Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 This explains a lot! Clearly, I have been "brain drained"! !rotfl! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I was applying for the vacancy of drain cos I have been feeding on crap for years...........LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Sorry I thought you sed Brian?... My middle name! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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