Moving to another country can feel like starting a whole new chapter of your life. Which means that, after the initial whirlwind of finding somewhere to live and getting used to a new job, it can take time for the new environment to really start to feel like home.
This time, we’re talking about some of the challenges that can arise when internationally educated healthcare professionals are settling into long-term life in the UK. What does it mean to feel settled when you move to another country? How can concerns about practical matters, like visa applications and finances, affect the process of settling in? And what can we all do to help make the UK feel like home?
Our host, Katy McDonald, is a Fellow for International Retention in NHS England North East and Yorkshire Region, and she’s joined by 2 expert guests to chat long-term settling in in the UK.
- Mark Doblas, a Lead Clinical Practice Facilitator in Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Suresh Packiam, Head of Service at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and General Secretary for the British Indian Nurses Association (BINA)
For more information about #StayAndThrive visit our futures page at: future.nhs.uk/NEYInternationalRetention
We’d love to keep the conversation going, so please get in touch with questions, comments, stories of your experiences or if have any suggestions about how we can make sure people Stay and Thrive. You can reach us on X, previously known as Twitter, at @stayandthrive, or you can use #stayandthrive. Or, by email at england.stayandthriveir@nhs.net
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