Doctors from Nigeria 'facing exploitation' in UK

In the UK's publicly financed healthcare system, the National Health Service, they are expected to work in private hospitals under conditions that are not permitted.

Doctors from Nigeria 'facing exploitation' in UK

Doctors hired from some of the world's poorest nations to work in hospitals in the UK claim they are subject to exploitation and are so overworked that they are concerned about endangering the health of their patients.

A BBC investigation has discovered evidence that a British healthcare company named NES Healthcare is specifically targeting doctors from Nigeria.

In the UK's publicly financed healthcare system, the National Health Service, they are expected to work in private hospitals under conditions that are not permitted.

The BBC's results are disputed by NES Healthcare, which maintains that it offers a secure and encouraging career path.

According to the company, reviews of doctors' interactions with them are overwhelmingly good.

But some of the working circumstances have been dubbed a disgrace to UK medicine by the British Medical Association.