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As the goals of migration may differ, thus experiences during and after migration vary. For instance, German interviewees report language problems, especially in the beginning of their professional functioning in Germany, and, more for nurses than for doctors, ‘social distinctions’ made by patients.
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As a side remark it, moreover, becomes clear from (◉ Fig. 2.2 that the EU plays a very limited role in migration patterns of Philippine health workers. Only the United Kingdom stands out, followed at much lower level, by Ireland. In both these countries, recent trends have severely affected pulls for non-domestic health workers, especially nurses, suggesting that relative importance is shrinking even further.
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We use the general phrase ‘general practitioner’ while recognising that in many countries other, or more specific phrases and titles are used, among which ‘family doctor’.
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The crucial distinction here is where options are best: in some countries this will be the private health sector, but for nurses in England, for instance, options are best in the public sector
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This is before the economic crisis hit in Spain.
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Trade Policy and Health Human Resources Planning. R. Chanda, reported in: MoHProf national report India.
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This is before the crisis hit in Spain.
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Tjadens, F., Eckert, J., Weilandt, C. (2013). International mobility as a process. In: Mobility of Health Professionals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34053-6_2
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