In light of the announcement of new contract proposals for NHS staff by the UK Health secretary – Jeremy Hunt, 3,468 UK doctors applied for permission from the General Medical Council (GMC) for certificates to practice abroad. Australia has always been a popular destination for UK doctors, mainly because of higher pay and better working conditions, e.g. the salary rates can be up to 50 per cent higher and working hours are more reasonable. As a result, an increasing number of UK doctors and nurses are emigrating to Australia under the skilled immigration visas.
25 Nov 2015