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– –<\/span> Before relocating to the United Kingdom, Samuel says he practised for eight years in Ghana.<\/p>\n He explained to Bernard why he decided to relocate to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the time, things were particularly difficult for nurses. As a result, when the opportunity arose for me to leave Ghana, I pounced on it. Some friends of mine who were already in the UK told me about this chance.<\/p>\n – –<\/span> \u201cIt can take anywhere from six months to a year to complete the process. The service was completely free of charge. I recently took the IELTS and a few more tests to prove my ability in the English language. Afterwards, I sought admission to the UK NMC. After that, they invited me to come to the nation as well. After that, I looked for a hospital in the United Kingdom. I obtained a visa after receiving a sponsorship letter from the hospital.<\/p>\n As Samuel put it, the circumstances of duty in the United Kingdom are a world apart from what he was used to in his native Ghana.<\/p>\n – –<\/span> With our family, we may travel.\u201d My wife and I went together. We didn\u2019t have any difficulty at all. An entire month\u2019s lodging was offered to me for free. We have a midwife in the house! In order to secure a job for herself, she is allowed to go through the application procedure. I\u2019ve been here for three weeks now, and I can confidently state that this has been the best decision of my life. I think every Ghanaian nurse should follow in my footsteps, and this is a great venue to do it. Conditions of service in the UK and Ghana are vastly different. Everything we require is in our possession. At work, I don\u2019t have to worry about what I\u2019m going to eat.<\/p>\n The minimum hourly wage is 12 pounds per hour, and I work twelve hours a day.\u201d That\u2019s not my take-home pay. To get around, I don\u2019t have to spend as much money as I used to. Because my commute to work is 20 minutes away by foot, I do most of my errands that way. I couldn\u2019t save even GH1000 when I lived in Ghana. More than 500 pounds a month (GH4500<\/strong> in Ghana) is what I can save in the UK, and that\u2019s a lot of money for me.<\/p>\n More than a dozen of his comrades, he said, had followed suit.<\/p>\n When asked when he planned to return to Ghana, his response was, \u201cCome back? I\u2019m confident I\u2019ll return to visit my folks if the necessity arises. However, if you\u2019re hoping I\u2019ll return to Ghana to work, you\u2019re mistaken. \u201cIt\u2019s time to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n He went on to say, \u201cLeadership should have to go the extra mile to have us return.<\/p>\n As a result of this mass migration, the Ghana Registered and Midwives Association has called on government officials to address it immediately.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, the Ghanaian nurses\u2019 and midwives\u2019 union (UPNMG) raised worry about the apparent exodus of Ghanaian health personnel to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n According to Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, president of the Ghana Registered and Midwives Association, if the government is serious about halting the brain drain, it must \u201csit up.\u201d<\/p>\n There is no way that I am going to force these nurses to move to the UK.\u201d The working conditions in other countries are far superior to those here in the United States. We\u2019ve been working harder and harder to get the attention of the government on this issue, but it doesn\u2019t seem like anything we do is getting anywhere.<\/p>\n \u201cThe government should be on edge as a result of this. Many of these nurses will leave if the opportunity arises. Every day, our nurses and midwives have to improvise. \u201cThe government needs to wake up right now,\u201d says the author.<\/p>\n The Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives has joined requests from some public sector workers for the government to pay them a 20% cost of living allowance (COLA).<\/p>\n In order to protect them from the severe economic climate, they claim, the government is providing them with an allowance.<\/p>\n As the union sees it, the government looks to be sluggish when it comes to ensuring the well-being of its workers.<\/p>\n – –<\/span> – – On the Citi Breakfast Show on Wednesday, a Ghanaian nurse who has migrated to the United Kingdom and is currently working there spoke with Bernard Avle. Before relocating to the United Kingdom, Samuel says he practised for eight years in Ghana. 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