Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Indian Doctors Leaving UK for Better Opportunities
Many Indian doctors who used to work in the UK are now leaving.
They are going to places like Australia, Canada, and the Middle East because these countries offer better pay, lower taxes, and more job security.
The doctors say that the UK has become less attractive due to financial pressures and immigration policies.
They also mention that the NHS, which used to be a top healthcare system, is facing challenges like long waiting lists and fewer job opportunities.
Some doctors are even returning to India for better opportunities.
The UK government's focus on reducing net migration has also made it harder for foreign doctors to get jobs and secure their future in the UK.
Indian doctors are leaving the UK due to financial and immigration pressures.
Countries like Australia, Canada, and the Middle East offer better pay and clearer long-term pathways.
Health and Care Worker visas issued to Indian nationals fell by about 67%, with a sharper decline of nearly 79% among nursing professionals.
The NHS is facing challenges like long waiting lists and fewer job opportunities for foreign doctors.
High taxation and pension contributions make the situation worse for doctors in the UK.
- Who
- Indian doctors working in the UK's National Health Service (NHS)
- What
- Indian doctors are leaving the UK for better opportunities in Australia, Canada, and the Middle East
- When
- Recent years, with a significant decline in Health and Care Worker visas issued to Indian nationals
- Where
- United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Middle East
- Why
- Financial and immigration pressures, lower salaries, higher standards of living, and clearer long-term pathways in other countries
- Health and Care Worker visas issued to Indian nationals
- Fell by about 67%
- Decline among nursing professionals
- Nearly 79%
- Asian or Asian British staff in NHS
- 13% of the workforce
- Full-time Asian or Asian British staff in NHS
- 16%
- Part-time Asian or Asian British staff in NHS
- 8%
- Additional rate of income tax for NHS consultant
- 45%
- National Insurance contributions for NHS consultant
- 2%
- Pensionable pay contribution to NHS pension scheme
- 12.5% (for those earning GBP 65,191 and above)
