Originally Posted by
Namenda
Actually, they make substandard wages, and the country is having to entice foreign-born nurses to move to England to make up for the shortfall in staff. Do a bit of research.
Wha???
Meanwhile all my med school friends are panicked about being able to get jobs after graduation...
The Indian and Polish doctors and nurses come because they can make more money here.
From the BBC
Meanwhile Cuba sends doctors to poor Florida communities to provide free health clinics...
Granted, a lot of British-trained doctors decamp to the States to make more money, after having had their med school paid for by the NHS...
But regardless, I'll take free healthcare any day. Beats having to sit at home and wait for a broken leg to heal on its own when I can't afford insurance or treatment.