How can we make our doctors stay?

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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 8:56a.m.

Des Gorman

Des Gorman

A survey has shown that training opportunities and work experience are enticing our doctors off shore.

Most say they plan to return -but do they -and what is the impact on our health system?

Des Gormon, the executive chairman of Health Workforce New Zealand, spoke to Firstline this morning about whether or not doctors are offered the some training opportunities here as offshore.

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09 Feb 2012 11:52a.m.

jan wrote:

Let them go, its their life, oh but before they go, if they have a student loan it must be paid off. Impractical sure but if we the taxpayers are paying for their education which in turn helps us and they up and leave before returning any obligation then pay up. Import foreign doctors, a lot are trying to get away from there countries and even though pay is less, they get enticed with free houses and cars. Our doctors getting extra training is needed so they do need to go offshore to improve their skills. I don't have a doctor because they are all "full up and not taking on any more paitents". This is a crock if I am someone who wants a one yearly check up to ensure im healthy how much space does that take? So I am looking forward to sucking as much out of the health system when I get cancer. If the government set doctors up to be a place to be checked when well instead of going when things are bad then more people could be seen and we might have a healthier nation. Also why dont we all just leave NZ for better paying jobs overseas.

08 Feb 2012 10:08p.m.

Joedy wrote:

Doctors better pay abroad?, this goes without saying is correct, so how to fix the problem, well instead of having the Accident and Emergency depts treat emergency patients only expand the health system to include central "doctor health clinics" on a big scale and charge a reasonable rate, pay the doctors & specialists on a competitive basis with Aus or higher for their services, the big hospital central clinics will replace most of the private clinics and their heavy costs and allow the hospitals to use this revenue, which is considerable,to improve their overall care, which in general is very good but underfunded,doing this will cause more doctors to leave initially but with high hospital salaries they will soon return to Gods own Country.

08 Feb 2012 07:56p.m.

James J.Read wrote:

Perhaps the fact that the government always has money for Treaty settlements, but can never afford better pay and conditions for doctors or teachers might have something to do with their leaving.

08 Feb 2012 04:31p.m.

Sylvia Serville wrote:

...but is it just DOCTORS being enticed off-shore ? Could it be that UMMMMMMMMMMMMM....BETTER WAGES and working conditions are a contributing factor ???