The Provincial Government is undertaking a mission to the United Kingdom to recruit physicians and other health care professionals who can fill vacancies in Newfoundland and Labrador. This mission builds upon other international recruitment efforts to bring health care professionals to our province, led by the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services.
The United Kingdom has been chosen as training standards for physicians are similar to Newfoundland and Labrador, and the team will be exploring recruitment opportunities for health care professionals who meet equivalent licensure requirements. The team will visit several cities with a high concentration of high-quality medical schools to raise awareness of Newfoundland and Labrador as an ideal immigration destination.
The Provincial Government has invested an additional $30 million on recruitment and retention initiatives for health care professionals. To learn more about the wide range of bursaries and incentives available for health care workers looking to explore a career in Newfoundland and Labrador, please visit workinhealthnl.ca or email the Provincial Health Professional Recruitment and Retention Office at recruit@WorkinHealthNL.ca.
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“Recruitment and retention is about strengthening our health care system to address existing challenges and provide Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with the high-quality care they need and deserve. Our government is modernizing and reimagining the health care system, with help from Health Accord NL, to bring it out of the outdated 1960s service model into one that fits the demographics of our province today. It is our hope that physicians, resident physicians and other health care professionals from the United Kingdom will choose to live and build a career in Newfoundland and Labrador.”
Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
“National and international recruitment activities targeting health care professionals are part of our government’s plan for health care, to help ensure Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have access to efficient primary care and to improve working conditions for the dedicated professionals in the system. As we compete with other jurisdictions to attract and retain health care professionals, I am proud to say that based on our recruitment work to date, our province is indeed being seen as an attractive destination for health care professionals.”
Honourable Tom Osborne
Minister of Health and Community Services
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