Paging Dr NHS, Dr NHS To Australia please
So the whole premise of healthcare | to oz is that the Australian healthcare system is vacuuming up medical and allied health professionals from all over the world. There is a huge social good for Australia in attracting skilled and experienced healthcare professionals to our shores. And what a return we give them when they come! “Put the Life back in your Work | Life balance” is more than a tag line. Working in frontline health is never an easy job - the hours can be long, the patients cranky and the job is pressured. But it doesn’t have to be made harder by funding cuts, incompetent Government or poverty pay. And when the out of work side includes world class beaches, great weather and a relaxed lifestyle you have to ask why you wouldn’t move!
But of course by the time people get as far as speaking to a Migration Agent they are normally pretty sold on the benefits. They know what they want, I just need to help with the How.
Still it is always good to read something that reinforces your own view of the world. And this article from the ABC (the Australian equivalent of the BBC) could almost have been written by our Marketing team it lines so well with our views.
The article starts by talking about an experienced Doctor who found that:
Since moving to the Sunshine State, the 45-year-old says he has seen his salary nearly triple and has found the work hours more sustainable.
That end result is making a lot of NHS staff - and Doctors in particular - ask if Australia is the answer for them. Again from the article:
Australia is the most popular destination for UK doctors, according to the country's regulator, the General Medical Council (GMC).
More than one in five medicos who quit to work abroad are heading Down Under.
In 2022-2023, 1,974 British medical professionals relocated to Australia — a 67 per cent increase from 2021–2022.
Dr Trivedi, from the BMC, said:
"Patients are waiting tremendously long times and actually having bays demarcated in corridors with no privacy, no curtains, where they're waiting 24 hours, sometimes even longer, before a decision is made on where they can go because there might not be enough beds in the hospital," he said.
There are more than 7.5 million cases on the NHS patient waitlist while one in 10 people are waiting more than three weeks to see a GP.
"It doesn't take a genius to wonder why doctors want to go to there [Australia], especially when on top of all those things, they are paid far more than they are currently here in the UK,"
I could quote the entire article - it is a damning indictment of the state the NHS has fallen to and a powerful, independent, argument in favour of migration to Australia.
Here at healthcare | to oz we understand the pressures that NHS staff are under. We get why you would want to explore the opportunities that a new life in Australia can offer. And - having gone through the process - we know how hard it can feel to turn that dream into a reality.
And that is why we can help. We understand the complexities of the visa system, the registration needs, skills assessments and pros and cons of the different avenues that are available. If you would like to follow Dr Deshmukh to Australia and a new life then drop us an email at hello@mcdonaghmigrations and lets get the process started!