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Daniel Keane

‘Better pay and flexibility’: Why two ‘burnt out’ doctors left the NHS for Australia

Dr Arpita Ghosh (R) and Dr Amit Saha (L) left the UK for Perth in 2018

(Picture: Amit Saha)

Doctors who left the NHS for Australia have said they have “no regrets" about their decision as staff in the UK are working in a “pressure cooker" and deserve better pay.

Dr Arpita Ghosh and Dr Amit Saha, a married couple, left the UK for Perth in 2018 after both training in the London region. They are among thousands of NHS employees to be tempted abroad by better pay and working conditions in recent years.

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