Click to play videoLondon: The failed bombings have led Britain to consider closing its doors to migrant doctors, thereby giving an opportunity of sorts to doctors within the European Union to get work in this country.
But Indian origin medics warn their loss may not be Britain's gain.
“The funny part is that quite a few European doctors who come here are not that conversant and proficient in the English language. But the Asian doctors who qualify in English language, they have to appear in English language, they pass in English language,” says a doctor, Sisir Ray.
Ray’s opinions find an echo among many doctors of Indian origin working in the UK. Agrees Shiv Pandey, No doubt about it, they are miles ahead in language, and in professional capacity and capability as well because every Asian doctor who comes, Indian, Pakistani, they are experienced.”
The EU added ten new members on May 1, 2004, and another two - Bulgaria and Romania - on January 1 this year.
This already had narrowed opportunities for Indian doctors and new measures after the terrorist attacks from doctors are not going to make it any easier.
"The problems which arose, and with young doctors being involved from India, this is going to present great difficulty, the things will be difficult for doctors,” says Pandey.
That a patient in distress needs to get across to a doctor in a language they both understand makes an Indian a better bet any day than an East European.
But the first person everyone should be thinking about is the last that anyone is talking about.
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