Thursday 4 March 2010

Give us more doctors !

Recent Australian government changes to the Panel Doctor list in the UK and Ireland have left many migrants bemused at the location of such doctors (these are the approved doctors and radiologists for your Australian immigration medical).

Some applicants are now required to travel much further for their medical - i.e. one panel doctor in Manchester to cover the whole of the north of England, only 2 in Scotland, 1 in Wales, 3 in Ireland (none in Northern Ireland) !

The Australian High Commission in London have confirmed that the full revised list has yet to be finalised so lets hope that the final list is longer. At the moment its just not fair to ask applicants to travel so far for a medical. This now mandates a full day off work for most aplicants.

So , please give us more doctors !

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