Singapore was ranked 6th in the World Health Organization's ranking of the world's health systems in the year 2000, and Bloomberg ranked Singapore’s healthcare system the 1st most efficient in the world in 2014.
With a healthcare system based on the UK’s NHS, hospitals in the country are always interested in UK and Irish trained Doctors who have recently embarked on their Consultant career, and wish to establish themselves within a healthcare system which will support them as they grow.
Singapore has developed an innovative system which involves splitting the country’s Government healthcare institutions into six broad ‘clusters’ - They include National University Health System, National Healthcare Group, Singapore Health Services, Alexandra Health System, Jurong Health Services, and Eastern Health Alliance. Each cluster is managed like a private, not-for-profit company which allows flexibility and autonomy to best provide for its patients, and this approach has led to one of the most efficient healthcare systems in the world.
Essential Criteria
To be eligible for Conditional Medical Registration in Singapore you will be required to have specialist qualifications recognised by the Singapore Medical Council and Specialists Accreditation Board. Typically, specialist qualifications and training from Singapore, UK, Ireland, Canada, US, Australia and New Zealand are acceptable. Our dedicated Singapore webpage has helpful information and links to provide some more guidance.
Living in Singapore?
“Myself and my family are now settled in Singapore and purely based on the quality of life here, incredibly unlikely to ever return to the UK!”
A statement from one of our recent placements, this is the sort of feedback we frequently hear from our Doctors who have made the move. With an average working week of 42 – 44 hours, Doctors often find they are able to spend far more time doing the things they love. The country guarantees its citizens decent housing, healthcare and extremely high standards of education; and competitive salaries combined with lower tax‘s compared to Western countries make for an attractive destination financially.
Our Doctor’s Guide:
We have put together a Doctors Guide which provides a helpful introduction to living and working in the country - you can find it here.
Our clients have constantly updating requirements across many specialties and we are also happy to make introductions if there isn’t a specific vacancy in your specialty at this time, so if you are interested in learning more, please call me on 0044 131 240 5263 for a confidential discussion
