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Latest post on 04 August 2012 - 00:51

I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Dr Farnaz. She recently delivered our 1st baby at Medcare and I have only positive things to say about her. She is caring, professional, calm and just a brilliant Dr. She trained in the UK so follows UK clinical guidelines. Her bedside manner is lovely. I have been seeing her for over 3 yrs as I have PCOS, but throughout my pregnancy she was very reassuring and honest. My labour was complicated and I was REALLY nervous about delivering at Medcare (after reading reviews on EW) but I always felt safe and it was evident that Dr Farnaz was very much in control of my care. I am certain that we would not have had such a positive outcome if she hadn't have been there. We are moving to Abu Dhabi in a couple of months but I will definitely still come back to Dubai to see her (which I think speaks volume). There are many Dr's in Dubai who are in health care for all the wrong reasons, however Dr Farnaz is clearly not that type of person or Dr. She has a real passion for what she does and is therefore excellent at doing it.

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Latest post on 14 May 2012 - 15:42

Hi Zara, As mentioned by LMAO, healthcare is very different in Dubai. The pay for Nurses varies from organisation to organisation. A full time contract here is typically 48 hours, although there are a few clinics that offer part time contracts (30 + hours), and are usually paid on an hourly rate + a housing and transport allowance. When I was looking for a job (about 4 yrs ago) the American hospital were offering about 14000 per month (regardless of grade), & Canadian hospital 9000 per month, but I ended up opting to work with western Dr's in a clinic, over a hospital setting working with Dr's who had VERY different standards. You will need to sit your DOH exam, it's nothing to worry about - the questions are straight forward and usually based on your previous clinical experience (there is usually always an infection control & CPR question). It really depends on what's important to you - i.e pay, clinical conditions, the people that you work with. Nurses here are a lot less autonomous than they are in the UK, the scope of practice is limited, but there are some really good Dr's & Nurses working in Dubai it's just a case of finding them and a vacancy for a Nurse at the same time! Good luck with your search. If you have any other questions just yell.

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