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Courts teach British Government to respect human rights & grant equal status to non-EU medics
Thousands of doctors of Indian origin working in United Kingdom got a big Diwali gift, when the British High Court of Justice declared the government’s 2006 - visa policy to be “discriminatory & unlawful.” Earlier in March 2006, the Home Office had made it mandatory for the non-EU medics wishing to obtain a training grade job with the National Health Service (NHS) trust to obtain a work permit after the expiry of the four-year-long Highly Skilled Manpower Power (HSMP) visa. This ran contrary to the earlier promises made by the Home Office, which had told the HSMP visa holders that they were free to accept any employment, howsoever long it lasts. Speaking in defence of the discriminatory immigration policy, the spokesperson of the UK’s Department of Health is reported to have said that “the issue is not whether they (HSMP medics) can continue to work as NHS doctors-which they can-but whether the tax payers should be investing in training them instead of UK medical graduates.”
The British have every right to save the tax payers’ money but they don’t have a right to “undervalue the contribution made by doctors from abroad for decades,” argues the British Association of Physician of Indian Origin (BAPIO). After all, the trained non-EU doctors had invested their savings to build a career in the UK. Now, if midway through their professional journey, they are told to go merely because the supply of medics from the EU countries has increased, one can only say that such a policy is grossly unfair. That the British High Court has rectified an egregious folly of the government only goes to prove that the nimble political class in Britain is incapable of making judicious policy decisions. Supporting the landmark judgment, Dr. Raman Lakshman, Vice Chair for Policy for BAPIO told B&E, “We are delighted, this will reduce stress among tens of thousands of doctors who are providing excellent care every day within the NHS. This judgment means that these medical graduates can continue to be treated on merit in any recruitment process.”
The major question is, why did the government take such a step, when the British Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) August 2007 report had demanded that the affected migrants no longer be left in the lurch. Even Britain’s race relations watchdog, had warned the government of its failure to “fully comply with the requirements of the Race Equality Duty” with regards to HSMP workforce. The British establishment needs to learn one basic fact – if you want NHS to provide satisfying service to your population, develop a sound policy for the doctors whom you have invited to serve you in your time of need.
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An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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Courts teach British Government to respect human rights & grant equal status to non-EU medicsThousands of doctors of Indian origin working in United Kingdom got a big Diwali gift, when the British High Court of Justice declared the government’s 2006 - visa policy to be “discriminatory & unlawful.” Earlier in March 2006, the Home Office had made it mandatory for the non-EU medics wishing to obtain a training grade job with the National Health Service (NHS) trust to obtain a work permit after the expiry of the four-year-long Highly Skilled Manpower Power (HSMP) visa. This ran contrary to the earlier promises made by the Home Office, which had told the HSMP visa holders that they were free to accept any employment, howsoever long it lasts. Speaking in defence of the discriminatory immigration policy, the spokesperson of the UK’s Department of Health is reported to have said that “the issue is not whether they (HSMP medics) can continue to work as NHS doctors-which they can-but whether the tax payers should be investing in training them instead of UK medical graduates.”
The British have every right to save the tax payers’ money but they don’t have a right to “undervalue the contribution made by doctors from abroad for decades,” argues the British Association of Physician of Indian Origin (BAPIO). After all, the trained non-EU doctors had invested their savings to build a career in the UK. Now, if midway through their professional journey, they are told to go merely because the supply of medics from the EU countries has increased, one can only say that such a policy is grossly unfair. That the British High Court has rectified an egregious folly of the government only goes to prove that the nimble political class in Britain is incapable of making judicious policy decisions. Supporting the landmark judgment, Dr. Raman Lakshman, Vice Chair for Policy for BAPIO told B&E, “We are delighted, this will reduce stress among tens of thousands of doctors who are providing excellent care every day within the NHS. This judgment means that these medical graduates can continue to be treated on merit in any recruitment process.”
The major question is, why did the government take such a step, when the British Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) August 2007 report had demanded that the affected migrants no longer be left in the lurch. Even Britain’s race relations watchdog, had warned the government of its failure to “fully comply with the requirements of the Race Equality Duty” with regards to HSMP workforce. The British establishment needs to learn one basic fact – if you want NHS to provide satisfying service to your population, develop a sound policy for the doctors whom you have invited to serve you in your time of need.
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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