Obamacare changed American Medicine forever. I am becoming convinced that was a major purpose. Since 1978, Medicine and doctors have become the most regulated sector of the American economy.
Five years ago, I predicted one consequence. A doctor shortage. Why ?
A few years ago, it was reported that 10,000 doctors were leaving UK every year. How has the NHS dealt with this shortage?
By importing third world doctors.
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) will soon begin a major campaign to recruit health workers from other countries to meet growing staff shortages.
Reports suggest a strategy has been drawn up to target a number of countries around the world, including poorer nations outside Europe.
One estimate in March this year said the NHS will need 5,000 extra nurses every year – three times the figure it currently recruits annually.
But what about the countries that it will recruit from – what impact will it have on them?
Where do non-UK staff come from?
The NHS already recruits globally to meet its staffing needs.
More than 12% of the workforce reported their nationality as not British, according to a report published last year.
How are we dealing with our doctor shortage ? By adding “Practitioners” instead of doctors.
How did this begin? In 1978, a new federal program was created called “Professional Standards Review Organizations.”