A thinning front line

摘要

IN PLOIESTT, just north of Bucharest, Dan-iela Margaritescu had a grand house, a big car and her own surgery. But when she set eyes on the Beechfield Medical Centre in Spalding, Lincolnshire, it was "love at first sight". The 46-year-old Romanian was hired last year as part of a pilot scheme to recruit more foreign doctors to fill chronic vacancies in primary care. For Dr Margaritescu it is a "perfect" deal. She learns new skills, her three children attend good schools and her pay has roughly doubled. For their part, the people of Lincolnshire-who voted heavily to leave the European Union in the referendum of 2016-are happy to have new doctors at last.