All three judges ruled that international medical
graduates should be treated on par with medical
graduates from the Britain and the European
Union.Please read the full article below.
The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
(BAPIO) won a judgement on 09 November 2007 in favor
of international doctors living in the UK. The ruling
found that guidance handed out by the Department of
Health (DH) to National Health Service (NHS) employers
was unlawful and international medical graduates
should be treated on par with medical graduates from
the Britain and the European Union.
The appeal was heard by Lord Justice Sedley, Lord
Justice Maurice Kay and Lord Justice Rimer and all
three were unanimous in their ruling that the DH
guidance was wrong.
The controversial guidance suggested that NHS
employers should look first to British and European
Union medical graduates to fill NHS training posts
before hiring international medical graduates in
Britain under the UK Work Permit scheme or the Highly
Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP).
"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 International Medical Graduates can
continue to be treated on merit in any recruitment
process," said Dr Raman Lakshman, Vice Chair for
Policy for BAPIO.
Dr Buddhdev Pandya, Corporate Advisor to BAPIO, is
happy with the ruling but hopes that the situation can
be put behind all those involved.
"This was a landmark judgement and now is the time for
us all to work with the Home Office and Department of
Health in a constructive way to heal the wounds and
build up again a diverse and highly trained
workforce," he said.
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