[Zoggite]

I also agree that the removal of reciprocity agreements with Australia & NZ was total and utter madness; but it's not just Britain and the Commonwealth: many other european countries had similar arrangements with former colonies, eg Belgium and Zairean/congolese pharmacists, France and Senegalese Phcists, etc...
I think 2 extra years' training and an exam on top of that is a ridiculous requirement; it's hard enough having to familiarise oneself with a whole new country and its healthcare structures, regulations & laws, not to mention the language sometimes; just imagine if you were to go and live & work in, say, Poland or Portugal next month: what do their scripts look like? what are the VAT rates for medicines? Just converting everything to Euros is tough- I've been living in the UK for over 7 years now, and I still find myself working out prices in Belgian Francs to judge whether something is cheap or expensive!