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Originally Posted by paul2008

Is that why its so long and hard to register as a pharmacist here using the overseas route? Pharmatopia... is it worth it. I'm not really sure.

The UK seems to go through phases of pulling in as many foreign professionals as possible then a few years of trying to keep them out. Wasn't it only 10 years ago that Lloyds and co were dragging pharmacists in from virtually every country in the commonwealth with no need for a conversion course or even a second pre-reg... how time flies

I heard that there were 70 places at Sunderland for the conversion course this year bring the total number of places to at least 160. In addition thousands of UK students graduate every year.This is contributing to the shortage of pre-reg places.

Naturally its much cheaper to go to the States and Australia but both are so much further from Africa so chances of going home for Christmas now and then are very slim... practically the UK is ideally located.

I was looking at the highly skilled visa program for a friend and to score full points for earning potential his salary would be be the equivalent of £3,500 pa or more. I guess I can see why the UK looks so attractive but utopia ....I don't think so, just a place to try and earn reasonable salary in real money.

I don't know the answers the world is such an unfair place, almost everything depends on the birth lottery.

Paul

Spot on man.