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Good News for UK & Irish GPs Going to Australia!

11th October 2019 | Uncategorized

There has been a recent change at the RACGP. They are now offering a route for UK & Irish trained GPs to gain registration in Australia and work in a suburban area. First, to recap: when the new RACGP registration process came into force on September 1st 2019, the RACGP stipulated that all GPs had to work for 12 months in a “MMM2 area or above” (see note below for definition). These areas are essentially rural & remote parts of Australia. The new change, effective from...

The service I received from both Paul in the UK and from Monique and Martina in Australia was excellent. Initially I mainly was in contact with Paul whilst I was getting organised with registration which he helped with. He was extremely patient in answering all my questions. When I first arrived in Newcastle I was really pleased that Martina came to meet me there whilst she was visiting New South Wales (despite being based in Melbourne) and took me to my practice to meet everyone. I found this particularly helpful as I moved out here on my own knowing no-one so I was grateful to meet a friendly face. I’ve been here 5 months now and its definitely been one of the best things I’ve ever done.

Dr S. G.