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Paul Kenyon investigates the \\u2018brain drain\\u2019 of doctors from developing countries to work in the UK. The large scale recruitment of foreign doctors from nations with the greatest need to retain their medical personnel is increasing on a massive scale. What\\u2019s more, thousands of doctors are being targeted despite guidance which says recruitment from developing countries should not happen. It is though - because the UK trains too few doctors and nurses and needs these staff to plug the gaps. There are also big concerns about how many of the doctors flown into the UK are expected to work extremely long hours which they say is putting patient safety at risk.

Reporter: Paul Kenyon\\nProducer: Anna Meisel\\nResearch: Matthew Lynch\\nJournalism Assistant: Tim Fernley\\nProduction Manager: Sarah Payton\\nEditor: Carl Johnston