{
  "id": 425014,
  "title": "Scrapping MTI scheme for Sri Lankan doctors: A wake-up call",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/scrapping-mti-scheme-for-sri-lankan-doctors-a-wake-up-call",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-10T00:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/scrapping-mti-scheme-for-sri-lankan-doctors-a-wake-up-call/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UK National Health Service (NHS) scrapped the Medical Training Initiative (MTI) on July 31, 2026, creating an outcry among the country's medical leadership. The MTI allowed Sri Lankan doctors, among others, to work in the UK for up to two years to gain experience and return home to improve their own medical systems. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges of the UK and senior consultants condemned the decision, calling it \"bureaucratic vandalism.\" This move comes after a Guardian exposé, exposing Whitehall's decision as self-inflicted harm to its own hospital wards. The decision ignores the fact that the NHS heavily relies on international medical graduates, comprising roughly two-fifths of its physician workforce.",
  "summary": "by Dr B. J. C. Perera MBBS(Cey), DCH(Cey), DCH(Eng), MD(Paediatrics), MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Lond), FRCPCH(UK), FSLCPaed, FCCP, Hony. FRCPCH(UK), Hony. FCGP(SL) Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. An independent freelance medical correspondent. On 31 July, 2026, The Guardian exposed an absolutely…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}