The absurdity of charges hitting NHS doctors from overseas

Overseas doctors have to pay to access healthcare on the NHS. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PAAs your article points out, the NHS is in the grip of a crisis, with more than 100,000 vacancies unfilled (NHS at risk of losing ‘hundreds of foreign staff over crippling fees’, 13 May). The absurdity then, that doctors choosing to come here from abroad are faced with crippling bills, is plain as day, and it is no surprise that these talented professionals caring for patients in the NHS are reco