One in ten primary care trusts is flying in GPs from abroad to cover out-of-hours shifts because of a shortage of willing local doctors, an investigation by The Times has found. Although there are often qualified GPs within the local area, trusts have spent more than £1 million in the past two years on GPs from all over Europe, including Germany, Poland and Lithuania.
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Hospitals ask Poles to fill locum shifts as reforms worsen shortage - The Times 1st March 2008
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Foreign GPs flown in for one in ten areas - The Times 1st March 2008
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