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UK has fewer doctors per person than Bulgaria and Estonia
The UK has fewer working doctors per head of population than almost all other EU countries, according to EC statistics
Some senior NHS doctors are claiming more than £150,000 in overtime to care for patients out of hours, it has been disclosed.
Dr Paul Flynn, Chair of the British Medical Association Consultants Committee, said: "Policy makers need to get a grip on NHS workforce planning."
The UK has fewer working doctors per head of population than almost all other EU countries, according to statistics branded "extremely worrying" by unions.
Experts called on the government to "get a grip" after European Commission figures showed the UK had 2.71 practising doctors for every 1,000 people - fewer than countries including Bulgaria, Estonia and Latvia.
The UK ranked 24th out of the 27 European nations, only beating Slovenia, Romania and Poland according to the data, published by the EU Commission as part of its 'Eurostat regional yearbook 2013'
Full story Telegraph.