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©British Medical Association Keeping Europe healthy 28 November, 2017 Paul Laffin, EU Public Affairs Manager
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Keeping Europe healthy
28 November, 2017
Paul Laffin, EU Public Affairs Manager
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The British Medical Association
England: 127,1966,849 from the EEA
Scotland: 16,174582 from the EEA
Northern Ireland: 5,635380 from the EEA
Wales: 7,178329 from the EEA
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Top 10 countries supplying doctors to UK
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Romania: 2,062
Greece: 2,471
Italy: 2,190
Germany: 2,071
Ireland: 3,174
Bulgaria: 725
Spain: 1,269
Czech republic: 1,097
Hungary: 1,073
Poland: 1,736
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The morning after
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Testimonies
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A Polish doctor whose work in the UK provides:
‘Polish patients in the UK (with)… easier transitioning between differences in language, as well as medical approach/methods’…
…while ‘Polish patients in Poland have an opportunity to see approaches from the UK because by practising in the UK I do learn British methods/approaches.’
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Testimonies
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A Romanian consultant general surgeon, who states that:
‘I can use my 30 years of surgical experience to the benefit of the patients, in both countries.’
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Testimonies
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An Italian doctor, undertaking specialty training in Germany and working in the UK, whose patients benefit from his:
‘…experience in cutting edge research in public health and patient safety learnt in the UK’ and…
…‘experience in customer-care and patient-centred care learnt in Germany.’
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Patient safety
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2,749
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‘If it had not been for the alert mechanism, [they] could have returned to Denmark and started to practice with the risk of him endangering Danish patients.’
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Euratom
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Euratom facilitates secure and consistent supply of radioisotopes, which have a range of applications in medicine:
‒ diagnosis of disease through nuclear medicine imaging techniques
‒ treatment of cancer through radiotherapy‒ biochemical analysis in clinical pathology
No deal?
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Euratom
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No deal: the UK would have to operate outside of Euratom and source radioisotopes from outside of this framework leading to:
‒ potential delays in diagnosis and cancelled operations for patients in the UK
‒ restrict the UK and EU collaboration in radiation research, radiation protection and the disposal of radioactive waste
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The Irish question
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Dublin
LondonderryCounty Donegal
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While ‘Brexit’ will fundamentally alter both the UK and the EU, it must not be permitted to threaten Europe’s health.
