Many overseas doctors feel ill-prepared to join NHS, survey finds

Almost half of the doctors questioned felt anxious about starting to perform clinical duties in the UK. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

Many doctors from overseas are left feeling lost, anxious and not ready to care for patients after joining the NHS because they are not properly looked after, research has found.

Many international medical graduates (IMGs) feel the NHS does not help them prepare for life as a doctor in the UK and the practicalities of moving to a new country, according to a survey.