'Critical Shortages' Of Defence Medical Staff - BMA Responds, UK
"Our armed forces have had problems recruiting and retaining doctors for many years and are suffering significant undermanning in many specialities relevant to military medicine. A recent BMA survey showed that around half the doctors currently serving in the armed forces are considering leaving in the next five years, either because of the turbulence associated with service life, or the pay differential between the defence medical services and the NHS.
"We are sure the Ministry of Defence will meet its operational requirements but this will involve extra strain being put on doctors in the armed forces.
The Defence Medical Services are recruiting in a difficult environment and we hope that the forthcoming pay award for armed forces doctors will go some way to addressing the problems. The BMA has worked closely with the MoD to provide compelling evidence of the need to match the pay of armed forces doctors with that of their NHS counterparts."
Data from the Ministry of Defence show that as of July 2005, the armed forces had 31% fewer GPs than they needed, and were also suffering deficits in anaesthetics, general medicine, surgery, Accident and Emergency, and psychiatry.
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