Look at the positives! Brexit will lead to more British trained workers, says expert
BREXIT will help with the training of NHS staff and tackle an over reliance on EU migrants, according to an expert.
Expert says Brexit will lead to more British trained workers
Dr Gordon Marnoch said the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union could lead to a more UK clinicians.
The expert in public policy said there would be “opportunities” as a result of Brexit.
Speaking to the University of Glasgow about public services in Northern Ireland, he said: “We shouldn’t forget the opportunities that may appear over the course of Brexit.
“For instance Brexit may push the NHS recruitment problem over the edge and finally, training a surplus of clinicians rather than relying on EU migrants or rest of the world migrants becomes the accepted policy position.
We shouldn’t forget the opportunities that may appear over the course of Brexit
“For the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland), Brexit and a separately budgeted border police may give them a chance to deal effectively with the historic problem of border crime, possibly in much closer cooperation with the Garda.
“There’s also the possibility that Brexit related demands for documentation provides the impetus to greatly enhance data handling capacity generally.
“Again, budget will be crucial. For local authorities, the threat of losing EU funding may cause them to become more attuned to producing better evidence of what works.
“In all cases, political support for long term planning is needed.”
But the Northern Irish border issue created by Brexit intensifies concerns of local manufacturers about the prospect of customs duties applied on their products after the UK leaves the EU.
Concerns are growing over the effects Brexit will have on the trade relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Speaking to Deutsche Welle, forklift producer Martin McVicar said he didn't want the Brexit "madness" to affect his company.
"We don't want to be subjected to import tariffs on our raw materials coming in to manufacture our products."
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Mr McVicar explained that the creation of a border between the UK and the Republic of Ireland would obstruct the operations he manages between Northern Ireland and the EU.
He said: "We did not have the control of this. The control belongs to the UK voters for this result."
In last June's EU referendum, Northern Ireland voted 56% to 44% to remain inside the European Union and apprehension soon grew over the effects Brexit would have on the Irish border issue.
Northern Ireland shares a 350-mile long border with the Republic of Ireland, which remains an EU member state.