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I wonder how the salaries of doctors and other health providers in countries with universal health care compare to those of doctors and other health providers in the us.

Anyone know?

itsmedammit 8 Feb 2
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I work in the States my counter parts in other countries make much less than I do.

However our cost of schooling is much much higher. I can’t pay off my student loan debt in my lifetime. It probably balances out in that regard.

@darthfaja PAs here earn £45k+ enhancements.

My circle of PA friends make 3xs that

@darthfaja Thanks for the enlightenment.

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I meant an English heart surgeon several years ago and he work for the NHS but he also had private patients. He was definitely very wealthy. I'm wondering if it is still true whether or not Canadian and English medical personnel can still work privately as well as for the National Health Systems. I'm also wondering how many hours a week they work and those countries

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Never thought about the ability of docs to work privately. Hmmm.

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The Average Canadian nursing salary is $36/hour which is the same as the American.
I found this in regards to physicians
Also in Canada, we do not have PA’s. We do have NP’s but not in the cities. They are used for rural areas and reserves.

[nationalpost.com]

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Yes
I am a British senior clinical practitioner (sort of advanced nurse) : I don't work as a fulltime nurse now but as a band 7, I would earn about £42,000.
Thats basic, there is about another £8k in enhancements. I actually took a huge drop in salary to come into education fulltime.
An FY1 (First year intern doctor) earns £40k. Depending on speciality, area and trust a senior consultant can earn up to about £200k a year. There is NO requirement for us to have personal litigation insurance as this is generally covered by employers and unions. The NHS has up to 8 weeks paid annual leave, we get paid sick and have fabulous pensions. The university where I work isn't anywhere near as generous.

Which uni?

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Thanks for the enlightening info. Doesn't sound too bad, depending on costs of living.

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Watch the documentary Sicko. Doctors get paid less in other countries with universal. Moore interviewed a doctor in I think the UK. They had a nice house and nice vehicles. The doctor said something along the lines of "if you want a dozen nice cars, and a few nice houses, you have to move to the US". They seemed happy on what they made.

Ugh, Michael Moore. I never feel he is quite accurate with his portrayals. He may well have something to say, but his style makes me distrust what he says. Seems like his interest is in being provocative.

I agree though, that greed may be too large a factor in the US health care system.

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Not sure, but I got a full mouth restoration done on my teeth in Costa Rica several years back, and my oral surgeon drove a brand new Lexus, so she wasn’t’t strapped for cash by any stretch of the imagination.

Driving a new car is not necessarily an indicator of wealth - more probably availability, finance availability, reliability and ego.

@FrayedBear Right. Driving a fancy car only means there are fancy payments ... which are not necessarily easily affordable by the driver .

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Not sure, but I got a full mouth restoration done on my teeth in Costa Rica several years back, and my oral surgeon drove a brand new Lexus, so she wasn’t strapped for cash by any stretch of the imagination.

Cost of living elsewhere probably plays a role, I'd think.

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No. But i would think not as much but theyr3 doing ok.

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