Poor countries subsidise the NHS by training doctors – compensate them

The scrapping of the immigration cap is a rare victory for freedom of movement (Immigration cap on doctors to be lifted, 15 June), but the global health inequalities underlying the issue need to be part of the debate.The shortage of health workers is a global problem, particularly acute in parts of Africa and Asia, fuelled by global health inequalities.In order to meet its commitment to increase NHS England funding by £8bn, the government cut “non-NHS England” funding (which in