Online ads promises British GPs more money for less hours in Australia.
Number of doctors applying to work abroad has jumped by 40 per cent.
More than half of England’s family doctors want to retire before 60.

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An exodus of GPs leaving to work abroad or take early retirement means surgeries across England are in crisis, experts warned last night. The number of family doctors applying to work in Australia, Canada and other countries where they can earn more for fewer hours has jumped by 40 per cent in just five years. And around 22,400 GPs – more than half of England’s 40,200 family doctors – want to retire before the usual age of 60, separate figures show. Lured away: Online ads promises British doctors ‘more money’ and ‘great earning potential’ if they leave Britain for Australia (file image) Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt described the situation as worrying and promised to make ‘important changes’ to the NHS to ease the pressure on GPs. Some surgeries in Cumbria are so desperate for staff they are paying locum GPs £850 a day to stand in, a new BBC Inside Out documentary has discovered. It follows the Mail’s revelation last week how one practice, in Swinton, South Yorkshire, was making patients wait four weeks for an appointment. Krishna Kasaraneni, a GP at the Crown Street Surgery, told Inside Out that three of its doctors had moved to Australia and Canada since last summer due to ‘unsustainable daily pressure’. The programme, being broadcast tonight, also obtained figures from the General Medical Council that revealed 792 GPs were given ‘Certificates of Good Standing’ last year to allow them to practise abroad. This compares to 576 in 2008 and 562 in 2009. Crisis: Some surgeries in Cumbria are so desperate for staff they are paying locum GPs £850 a day to stand in, a new BBC Inside Out documentary has discovered (file photo) The NHS is currently advertising in medical magazines in Australia to try to lure back British doctors, promising a ‘fully funded induction and returner scheme’. On top of the exodus to foreign climes, 56 per cent of GPs ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ expect to leave the profession before their 60th birthday, according to a survey of 1,004 family doctors carried out by Inside Out. Dr David Jones, 46, who formerly practised in Manchester, moved to Perth, Western Australia, over a year ago. He said: ‘We arrived in November 2013. It’s wonderful here. We do 45 hours a week and weekends are off to enjoy the sunshine. I’m very, very proud of what my colleagues at home do. They do an incredibly difficult job. They get assaulted from all sides. ‘I do feel guilty to some extent. When a government invests so much money in a profession you are a national asset to that country. But the way that asset is being treated in that country, it’s just pushing people away. It’s reached a point where people are just saying no, I’m not doing this any more. ‘We shouldn’t be here. Had our profession been looked after as it should have been we wouldn’t think about leaving.’ The website GP Jobs in Australia promises British doctors ‘more money’ and ‘great earning potential’. It adds: ‘Typical earnings start from £145,000 and rise to £195,000 per annum after a few years’ experience.’ But it says doctors working in rural locations can earn ‘considerably more’, adding: ‘Compared to the NHS, there’s less hassle, less bureaucracy, more medicine and money.’ Younger doctors are not plugging the gaps, with up to one in eight GP training posts unfilled. They are instead choosing the more attractive career paths as hospital specialists or surgeons. The situation has become so dire that 1,063 GPs are needed just to return to the patient-to-doctor ratio of 2009, according to separate figures released by the House of Commons Library. Under the previous Labour government, GPs benefited hugely by a new contract that saw average salaries soar to £105,000 a year and enabled GPs to opt out of evening and weekend work. But many doctors now say they are dismayed by the volume of paperwork, the demands of the ageing population and the insufficient funds given to surgeries by the Government. Mr Hunt said yesterday: ‘What I hope GPs recognise is the things they’ve said to us are worrying them are being addressed. 'They said they didn’t like the targets they have, what are called the QOF targets, and we’ve reduced those by 40 per cent. ‘They said they needed more money to invest in their premises and we put in this extra money in the Autumn Statement. ‘These things don’t happen overnight so I would urge people to bear with us while we make these really important changes. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said: ‘David Cameron promised to put GPs at the heart of the NHS – but instead caused a new GP recruitment crisis. It is getting harder and harder to get a GP appointment as a result.’
Online annonser lovar brittiska GP mer pengar för mindre timmar i Australien. Antalet läkare som ansöker om arbete utomlands har ökat med 40 procent. Mer än hälften av Englands familjeläkare vill gå i pension före 60. Skriv en artikel baserad på dessa höjdpunkter.
Online ads promise UK GP more money for less hours in Australia. The number of doctors applying for work abroad has increased by 40 per cent. More than half of England's family doctors want to retire before 60. Write an article based on these highlights.
En utvandring av läkare som åker utomlands eller förtidspensionerar sig innebär att operationer över hela England är i kris, varnade experter igår kväll. Antalet familjeläkare som söker arbete i Australien, Kanada och andra länder där de kan tjäna mer under färre timmar har ökat med 40 procent på bara fem år. Och runt 22 400 GP – mer än hälften av Englands 40 200 familjeläkare – vill gå i pension före den vanliga åldern på 60 år, visar separata siffror. Lockad bort: Online annonser lovar brittiska läkare “mer pengar” och “stor vinstpotential” om de lämnar Storbritannien för Australien (fil bild) Hälsominister Jeremy Hunt beskrev situationen som oroande och lovade att göra “viktiga förändringar” till NHS för att lätta trycket på GP. Vissa operationer i Cumbria är så desperata efter personal att de betalar locum GPs 850 pund om dagen att stå i, en ny BBC Inside Out dokumentär har upptäckt. Det följer av Mails avslöjande förra veckan hur en praktik, i Swinton, South Yorkshire, fick patienter att vänta fyra veckor på ett möte. Krishna Kasaraneni, en GP vid Crown Street Surgery, berättade Inside Out att tre av dess läkare hade flyttat till Australien och Kanada sedan förra sommaren på grund av ”ohållbar dagspress”. Programmet, som sändes i kväll, fick också siffror från det allmänna medicinska rådet som avslöjade 792 GP:er fick förra året ”Certificates of Good Standing” för att de skulle kunna praktisera utomlands. Detta kan jämföras med 576 år 2008 och 562 år 2009. Kris: Vissa operationer i Cumbria är så desperata efter personal att de betalar locum GPs £850 per dag att stå i, en ny BBC Inside Out dokumentär har upptäckt (fil foto) NHS är för närvarande reklam i medicinska tidskrifter i Australien för att försöka locka tillbaka brittiska läkare, lovar en ”fullständigt finansierad induktion och återvändande system”. Utöver utflyttningen till utländska klimat förväntar sig 56 procent av GP:erna ”definitivt” eller ”förmodligen” att lämna yrket före sin 60-årsdag, enligt en undersökning av 1 004 familjeläkare som utförs av Inside Out. Dr David Jones, 46, som tidigare praktiserade i Manchester, flyttade till Perth i Western Australia för över ett år sedan. Han sade: ”Vi anlände i november 2013. Det är underbart här. Vi gör 45 timmar i veckan och helgerna är av för att njuta av solskenet. Jag är mycket, mycket stolt över vad mina kollegor hemma gör. De gör ett otroligt svårt jobb. De blir överfallna från alla håll. ”Jag känner mig i viss mån skyldig. När en regering investerar så mycket pengar i ett yrke är man en nationell tillgång för det landet. Men det sätt som tillgången behandlas på i det landet, det är bara att stöta bort människor. Det har nått en punkt där människor bara säger nej, jag gör inte detta längre. – Vi borde inte vara här. Hade vårt yrke setts efter som det borde ha varit vi inte skulle tänka på att lämna. " Webbplatsen GP Jobs i Australien lovar brittiska läkare "mer pengar" och "stor vinstpotential". Det tillägger: ”Typiska inkomster börjar från 145 000 pund och stiger till 195 000 pund per år efter några års erfarenhet.” Men det står att läkare som arbetar på landsbygden kan tjäna ”betydligt mer” och tillägger: ”Jämfört med NHS är det mindre krångel, mindre byråkrati, mer medicin och pengar.” Yngre läkare täpper inte till luckorna, med upp till en av åtta GP-utbildningstjänster ofyllda. De väljer istället de mer attraktiva karriärvägarna som sjukhusspecialister eller kirurger. Situationen har blivit så svår att 1 063 GP behövs bara för att återgå till patient-till-läkare-förhållandet 2009, enligt separata siffror som släpptes av underhusets bibliotek. Under den tidigare Labourregeringen gynnades GP enormt av ett nytt kontrakt som såg de genomsnittliga lönerna stiga till £105 000 per år och gjorde det möjligt för GP att välja bort kvälls- och helgarbete. Men många läkare säger nu att de är bestörta över mängden pappersarbete, kraven från den åldrande befolkningen och de otillräckliga medel som regeringen har gett till operationer. Herr Hunt sade i går: ”Jag hoppas att generaldirektoratet inser att de saker de har sagt till oss oroar dem. – De sa att de inte gillade de mål de har, vad som kallas QOF-mål, och vi har minskat dem med 40 procent. – De sa att de behövde mer pengar för att investera i sina lokaler och vi lade in dessa extra pengar i höstuttalandet. – Dessa saker händer inte över en natt så jag vill uppmana folk att ha tålamod med oss medan vi gör dessa verkligt viktiga förändringar. Shadow Health sekreterare Andy Burnham sade: “David Cameron lovade att sätta GPs i centrum för NHS – men i stället orsakade en ny GP rekrytering kris. Det blir svårare och svårare att få en GP-utnämning till följd av detta.”
An emigration of doctors who go abroad or retire early means that operations across England are in crisis, experts warned last night. The number of family doctors seeking employment in Australia, Canada, and other countries where they can earn more in fewer hours has increased by 40 percent in just five years. And around 22,400 GPs — more than half of England’s 40,200 family doctors — want to retire before the average age of 60, show separate figures. Attracted away: Online ads promise UK doctors “more money” and “great profit potential” if they leave the UK for Australia (file picture) Health Minister Jeremy Hunt described the situation as worrying and promised to make “important changes” to the NHS to relieve pressure on GP. Some operations in Cumbria are so desperate for staff that they pay locum GPs £850 a day to stand in, a new BBC Inside Out documentary has discovered. It follows from Mail's disclosure last week how a practice, in Swinton, South Yorkshire, caused patients to wait four weeks for a meeting. Krishna Kasaraneni, a GP at Crown Street Surgery, told Inside Out that three of its doctors had moved to Australia and Canada since last summer due to ‘unsustainable daily press'. The program, broadcast tonight, also received figures from the General Medical Council that revealed 792 GPs received last year 'Certificates of Good Standing' so that they could practice abroad. This compares with 576 in 2008 and 562 in 2009. Crisis: Some operations in Cumbria are so desperate for staff that they pay locum GPs £850 per day to stand in, a new BBC Inside Out documentary has discovered (file photo) The NHS is currently advertising in medical journals in Australia to try to lure back British doctors, promising a ‘fully funded induction and return system'. In addition to the exodus to foreign climates, 56 percent of the GPs expect “definitely” or “probably” to leave the profession before their 60th birthday, according to a survey of 1,004 family doctors conducted by Inside Out. Dr David Jones, 46, who previously practiced in Manchester, moved to Perth, Western Australia, over a year ago. He said: ‘We arrived in November 2013. It's wonderful here. We do 45 hours a week and the weekends are off to enjoy the sunshine. I am very, very proud of what my colleagues at home are doing. They're doing an incredibly difficult job. They're being ambushed from all sides. “I feel guilty to some extent. When a government invests so much money in a profession, it is a national asset for that country. But the way that access is treated in that country, it's just repulsing people. It's reached a point where people just say no, I don't do this anymore. - We shouldn't be here. Had our profession been looked after as it should have been we wouldn't think about leaving. "The website GP Jobs in Australia promises British doctors "more money" and "great profit potential". It adds: ‘Typical income starts from GBP 145 000 and rises to GBP 195 000 per year after a few years of experience.’ But it says that doctors working in rural areas can earn ‘considerably more’ and adds: ‘Compared to NHS, there is less hassle, less bureaucracy, more medicine and money.’ Younger doctors do not plug the gaps, with up to one of eight GP training services unfilled. Instead, they choose the more attractive career paths as hospital specialists or surgeons. The situation has become so difficult that 1,063 GPs are only needed to return to the patient-to-doctor relationship in 2009, according to separate figures released by the library of the House of Commons. During the previous Labour government, the GP benefited enormously from a new contract that saw the average wages rise to £105,000 per year and allowed the GP to opt out of evening and weekend work. But many doctors now say that they are appalled by the amount of paperwork, the demands of the ageing population and the insufficient funds that the government has given to operations. Mr Hunt said yesterday: 'I hope the Directorate-General realises that the things they have said to us are worrying them. “They said they didn’t like the goals they have, what are called QOF goals, and we’ve reduced them by 40%. “They said they needed more money to invest in their premises and we put this extra money into the autumn statement. “These things don’t happen overnight so I want to urge people to be patient with us while we make these really important changes. Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham said: “David Cameron promised to put GPs at the centre of NHS – but instead caused a new GP recruitment crisis. It is becoming more and more difficult to have a GP appointment as a result.”