As tens of thousands of junior doctors stage a new round of strikes in the UK over pay and working conditions, a threat of brain drain is looming large with many looking for greener pastures abroad
With the UK government holding out on demands for pay hikes, British doctors are "thinking about going to Australia or New Zealand or Canada".Over 47,000 junior doctors, all members of the British Medical Association union, staged a 72-hour strike / Photo: AA
"Myself and many other junior doctors are thinking about going to Australia or New Zealand or Canada, where working conditions and pay is much better than here in England," Sumi Manirajan, a junior doctor, told Anadolu at a protest in London on Wednesday. The threat of brain drain is looming larger by the day, with many looking for greener pastures abroad.
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