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“The Philippines must be half empty, you’re all here running the NHS”

Discussion in 'News from the UK, Europe and the rest of the World' started by Kuya, Feb 20, 2013.

  1. oss
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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    Why are you digging up old threads in order to make obnoxious points.
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  2. Bootsonground
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    Bootsonground Guest

    The NHS is not their best or first option by a long shot..Filipino nurses are earning far more in the U.S and other countries (US median salary in private hospital 80,000 USD per annum) where they are VERY highly sought after.
    How much do you think it would cost to study for a 4 years master's degree in Nursing here in the Philippines?
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  3. Br28016
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    Br28016 Active Member Trusted Member

    I'm pretty sure the managers understand budgets and negotiating and they are not stupid enough to offer illegal salaries which they would then end up in court for and have to pay court costs, legal fees and backdated salaries.

    In a competitive world we have to compete to get nurses and they don't go to places like India and the Philippines or the EU to get nurses because there is surplus in the UK. They go there because we can't get enough. The job does not pay well for the responsibilities and lots of UK trained nurses would leave if they could. If you don't pay the going rate you don't get the people.

    When the IHS charge went up one of the objectors was the royal college of nurses.

    https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/w...-nhs-fees-for-overseas-nurses/7026345.article

    RCN at least have the brains to recognise the risks to the supply of nurses from overseas.
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  4. Druk1
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    Druk1 Well-Known Member

    I personally know some PI nurses in Ontario who are making over 100,000 CAD a year by putting in the overtime.
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  5. Drunken Max
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    Drunken Max Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    Filipinos are the second most common foreign national in the NHS after Indians, including EU workers. My personal opinion is that, based on the behaviour and performance of its nationals, we should look at engaging with certain nations, like Phil, in how we allow trained people to work here where we have a shortage. As long as they don't relax their conditions for being a Phil national of course. I know of a few people who are trained/training in NVQ3 Care who are just what we need but they cannot come over. Local friends of ours are nurses ( over ten years now ) but cannot for example practice midwifery even though they have been trained. Country is run by idiots.
  6. Markham
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    Have they passed the stringent and quite expensive Board and Registration exams that are relevant to working in the UK (and certain other European countries)? There are several Filipinas working at my local hospital but only one has all the necessary qualifications and she is employed as a Staff Nurse (soon to be promoted to Charge Nurse). The remainder work as Health Care Assistants - and one of them was a senior nurse in a Makati hospital - because none of them have the correct examination and registration certificates.
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    my wife did midwifery for 20 years in the philis. here she has trained as a carer--and is about to complete her NVQ level 5 in social care. she recently became deputy manager in the care home where she works. The owner wanted her to take over as manager ( who left yesterday )...but she wants to gain more experience as a deputy first.
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