Jobs for foreigner in public sector.

[Auratus]

So called restructure hospital, from nurses to doctor are FT. Only HOD, may be a couple sg. I went into "staff only" lift when nurses are leaving for home, only the lao aunty pushing wheelchairs are SG, all nurses are FT. Mynamanes, Pinyo and CN.

Where all SG docs go? Probably private practice.

[amkbettafan]

Originally Posted by LauLanChu

Even in gov hospital also flooded with foreign doc. Go there for treatment also scared. Where our local doc goes? Go private or becoming FT elsewhere?

I have school friends from Malaysia who are doctors in two different restructured hospitals.

Both are PRs and have been serving in the hospitals for over 10 years.

Don't think all foreign doctors are bad bah....both graduated from Ireland RCOS

[Auratus]

Originally Posted by amkbettafan

I have school friends from Malaysia who are doctors in two different restructured hospitals.

Both are PRs and have been serving in the hospitals for over 10 years.

Don't think all foreign doctors are bad bah....both graduated from Ireland RCOS

Agreed, came across a pinyo male doc, very responsible and friendly. His shift ended at 12 midnight but he was still attending to patients till 2am.

Just hope our system does not exploit foreign nurses and docs by giving low salaries.

[hkh]

Originally Posted by Auratus

Agreed, came across a pinyo male doc, very responsible and friendly. His shift ended at 12 midnight but he was still attending to patients till 2am.

Just hope our system does not exploit foreign nurses and docs by giving low salaries.

These foreigners are here for a reason.......and part of it is higher pay than in their home countries I guessed........

[Homester]

Many are here because of stronger S$ to their native currencies........

Come here work a few years go home can enjoy for the rest of their lives or start biz in native country........ Why not.

See if they will come if their native currency is tied dollar to dollar with S$.

[globalcookie]

Originally Posted by Auratus

...all nurses are FT. Mynamanes, Pinyo and CN.

Nursing is a calling. Not many wants to be in this line. Thus there are a massive shortage of nurses here. A lot of Singaporean nurses ends up gg for private practice. Better money, cleaner job. Same as why foreigners comes here.

Originally Posted by hkh

These foreigners are here for a reason.......and part of it is higher pay than in their home countries I guessed........

Yes, strong currency and better income.

There is a strict screening process here. Doesn't mean they have a Nursing Degree from back home, they qualify to be a Staff Nurse here. Even doctors from other countries ends up not practicing, but working as Coding Staff than as a Doctor in our restructured hospitals.

[Auratus]

Originally Posted by globalcookie

Nursing is a calling. Not many wants to be in this line. Thus there are a massive shortage of nurses here. A lot of Singaporean nurses ends up gg for private practice. Better money, cleaner job. Same as why foreigners comes here.

I don't think our medical fees here is cheap at all, even the so called subsidy is still part of a cost but borne by taxpayer. So coming from this angle, does it mean our system is not paying fair enough to retain local staff but instead reduces the cost of labour by employing foreigner at lower cost? If that is the case, then each hospitals will actually hold higher profit margin than private hospitals. Possible?

[globalcookie]

Originally Posted by Auratus

I don't think our medical fees here is cheap at all, even the so called subsidy is still part of a cost but borne by taxpayer. So coming from this angle, does it mean our system is not paying fair enough to retain local staff but instead reduces the cost of labour by employing foreigner at lower cost? If that is the case, then each hospitals will actually hold higher profit margin than private hospitals. Possible?

Depends on how we want to look at things. I will take medical cost and medical personnel's pay separately.

Subsidize is definitely lacking compared to other countries but subsidies comes from tax payers. It is a dedicate balance. If we want more (yes I definitely wants), are we willing to pay higher tax (no I don't)?? Singapore gov expenditures are largely tax dependant. If they don't taxation yet they increase subsidy, where are these monies coming from? We got no oil to drill, no gold to mine, no nothing.

Of cos, I believe education and medical should be heavily subsidized. How to do it without raising tax? They have to find money somehow/somewhere. Maybe they hv not think hard enough, maybe they have been spending on unnecessary things, too many may bes. I'm not gov, I don't know. I only tries to be objective.

[smellyfish]

is it the norm for a country's medical specialists to be as well rewarded as those in SG? if you go to Mt E, Gleneagles and the likes, the cars they drive are quite

not begrudging anybody but just curious to know if in other developed countries, is this the usual.

[amkbettafan]

Originally Posted by globalcookie

There is a strict screening process here. Doesn't mean they have a Nursing Degree from back home, they qualify to be a Staff Nurse here. Even doctors from other countries ends up not practicing, but working as Coding Staff than as a Doctor in our restructured hospitals.

Agreed. I came across a Filipina medical worker in Raffles Hospital before whom is a qualified doctor back home but unable to practise over here. But she is happy to be in Spore so that her daughter is able to have a better environment to grow up.

And those Japanese clinics, the doctors are not able to attend to non Japanese citizens as well. They can only treat Japanese citizens because the local health authority cannot provide them a license to operate here.