Agenda

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Consider These

• Culture

• Management Styles

• Standards and Ethics

• Regulation and Licenses

• Law – Employment Law and Contracts

• Finance – Taxation and Banking

• Education

• Immigration

Aims

1. Give you the inside knowledge, networks and support you need to relocate successfully

2. Get to ask the questions which are important to you.

3. Understand what Employers, Markets and Countries are looking for.

WORLD HEALTHCARE MARKETS

MATURE

• AUSTRALIA

• NEW ZEALAND

• CANADA

• USA

• UK

• EUROPE

HIGH GROWTH

• MIDDLE EAST

• FAR EAST

COMPARISON OF MARKETS

MATURE

• Advanced health care systems

• Full geographical coverage

• Technological advancement

• Regulation

• Cost Cutting

• Political interference

• Management Issues

DEVELOPING

• High demand and growth

• Urban coverage dominant

• Rural coverage weak

• Lack of trained staff

• Weak management

• Regulation weak

• Standards variable

FOCUS MIDDLE EAST HEALTHCARE SECTOR

FACTORS DRIVING HEALTHCARE SPENDING

(Saudi Market set to reach $27 Billion by 2020)

• OIL AND GAS

• Rapid population growth over 30 years

• Large expatriate populations

• Lifestyle Diseases

• Longer Life expectancy

CHINA’S NEW SILK ROAD

• HIGHLY STRATEGIC LOCATION

MODELS OF WORK

EMPLOYMENT

• Direct employment in healthcare facility

INDEPENDENT

• Consultancy

• Visiting Consultant

• Independent Practice

• Investor

MAJOR TRENDS

• VISION 2030 Saudi Arabia

• Megaprojects

• Privatisation

• Education and Skills

• Nationalisation

• Regulation of hospitals and professionals

• Medical Tourism (Dubai expects 1.3 M medical tourists by 2021)

• Associated industries – Pharmaceuticals, Equipment, Materials