| Working as a doctor is a prestigious career, and | | | | operation by a travelling Dr went horribly wrong and it |
| especially working within the renowned NHS system, | | | | was later discovered that his experience in that field |
| which is why many foreign doctors are traveling to | | | | was very limited. Although incidents such as this has |
| England to find better job prospects in well equipped | | | | highlighted the danger of employing an under skilled Dr, |
| hospitals. For these people, as well as the hospitals | | | | its only further highlights the hugely important role that |
| looking to employ locum doctors a medical recruitment | | | | medical recruitment agencies play. |
| agency offering locum doctor jobs is often the first | | | | These specialist medical recruitment agencies are |
| point of call. | | | | often the only place to find doctor jobs, and more |
| These specialise agencies provide an intermediary | | | | particularly locum doctors jobs, and they provide a |
| service that allows skilled and qualified doctors to | | | | hugely valuable vetting service to ensure that incidents |
| register and look for jobs in foreign countries, such as | | | | such as that described above to not happen. As well |
| the UK, and it also provides a trusted service that | | | | as aiding in finding a position for the individual looking, or |
| hospitals can use to ensure that they are employing | | | | the perfect doctor for the hospital that requires one |
| skilled Dr's to fill their job positions. | | | | these recruitment agencies can also help in the |
| Foreign doctors have always been prevalent within the | | | | doctors transition to the UK. |
| UK, often known as locum or travelling doctors; but | | | | The best recruitment agencies will help the doctor to |
| since the slump in the economy these foreign doctors | | | | arrange their travel to the UK, as well as |
| are becoming ever more important to UK hospitals. | | | | accommodation near the hospital when they arrive, |
| The locum doctors are highly skilled and trained in their | | | | they will even then go on to recommend out of work |
| area of speciality but employing people from abroad, | | | | activities in the local area, as they recognise that a |
| such as South Africa or New Zealand for example | | | | happy and well rested doctor is inevitably a better |
| allows the NHS to save money and cut costs whilst | | | | doctor. All of these reasons highlight the need for |
| still providing the best care for all patients. | | | | specialist medical recruitment agencies and the role |
| Recent news has shown how improperly employing | | | | they play in ensuring that the UK's hospitals are filled |
| an individual can place peoples lives' in danger, as the | | | | with skilled and well trained doctors. |
| news story about Ena Dickinson in March highlights, an | | | | |