Thailand medical tourism final toll in 2015
As the final dawn of ASEAN 2015 is fast approaching, all member country are busy preparing for this hype of promising Economic Community that will brought progress to both ASEAN and International economic community alike. Thailand’s is looking forward to improve not just the tourism aspect of the country but as well as the whole package of Thailand’s economic zone. One of the concerns is in the medical field which the country enjoying the stability of Medical Tourism. In upcoming event, the question is: Can Thailand still maintains its standing as the leading country in Asia that caters 1.4 million foreign patients for the fast couple of years? This industry has been rapidly thriving and growing but as ASEAN opens changes in medical education and importing medical services like nurses, doctors and other medical staff is one of the considerations. Yanhee General Hospital in Bangkok is one of the well-known beauty hospital’s that tourist and local alike trust its service in terms of medical beauty surgery. Richard Newman, a British national trying hard to describe his condition to a nurse in Yanhee after he undergone a fat removal surgery. In this aspect the medical staff in Thailand should not only be fully aware of current medical staff shortage but also needs to improve their skills in communication as well. This shortage of skilled medical staff will become more transparent once the door opens and ASEAN 2015 enters the scenario. When competition surges to higher level is Thailand still be at the winning end?
Thailand now is enjoying medical tourism as one of the most profitable industry of the country. As ASEAN opens the country must address the serious shortages of healthcare professional and continue to develop and improve the kind of service it offers to maintain its status quo in medical fields. The forth runner completion in this field opens wider when AEC comes to life. The bigger concern lies in how Thailand’s medical tourism outlook focuses on staying at the top in this field. Compare to Singapore and Malaysia whose total number of foreign patient treated reached 600,000 and 300,000 consecutively per year, Thailand’s figure of foreign patients treated every year goes to the highest pick at 1.4 million foreign patients a year. A hundreds of thousands farther than its competitor, this give credit to Thailand’s international standard in health careand the coast of treatment is comparatively lower than those from other Asian country. Medical Tourism in Thailand is fast booming industry that caters tourist from progressive country like Japan, United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. Tourist patient from this country can afford to pay more to have a very good service from well-known medical institution abroad but prefers to seek medical treatment in Thailand not only for the cost but they believe the competency in Thailand’s medical professional and service. Paying less but getting the best. But despite of this enormous number of foreign patient, the country still didn’t have the majority of Asian patient that seek medical treatment. The percentage of Singapore and Malaysian foreign patient comprise of Asian which is far fewer than to those Asian who get their treatment in the country. The emerging middle class from Indonesia who seek medical treatment abroad is also in the rise. Malaysia and Singapore is enjoying this opportunity. All this numbers and percentage will change when AEC open, it will break or makes Thailand’s futures in terms of medical tourism industry.
On the other hand, it will be a good sign for more innovative service. The expansive needs to improve will opens new business possibilities to other ASEAN member country, whowants to participate in this very lucrative business. As Thailand stages as the front liner in this field, the prospective of investment from other ASEAN nationality will be raise to 70% compare to 15% foreign equity average at the current state.Healthcare is one of the four AEC priority service sectors that want to have foreign investors as an active participant. At this regard the country needs to double its effort to stand firm in this competition of the fittest. As a result, ASEAN unlock the door of once a tight business. It is an open possibility that investors from ASEAN entities will have the chance to become a majority player and the eye for private hospital ownership will one at stake. This coming of age in economic business will create a more innovative and quality medical service that caters ASEAN costumers need as well as creating more jobs. Aside from economic aspects, domestic and local patients will also taste the benefits of a quality service and more effective medical treatment. A diverse and more options can be made available everywhere. The result of stiff competition is a more quality and advance medical technology. An enormous prospect of medical tourism doesn’t come in a handy manner but with significant responsibility and hindrances that hampers this economic progress. As a concern grow into toll, ample of problems need to be address in a consensus manner. Not only the shortage of medical personnel that needs immediate actions but as well as the lack of skills in communication. Competency in language communication of Thailand’s medical personnel is the main flaws in this business. This industry caters international community that basically speaks English as a universal language of communication. Aside from this tremendous shortcoming the cultural adjustment changes as well is another point to consider. Thailand can’t produce adequate numbers of medical workers to cater even domestic medical needs. This business will continue to thrive as the market opens on 2015 if these hindrances can be address immediately. As the country dreams to be the first-class medical hub of ASEAN, this problem should be address with open eyes.
Thailand is in need of 50,000 and counting registered nurses to meet the growing demand of the medical industry, according to the recent study by Health System Research Institute the factor is that new nursing graduate keep declining in the past decade. This problem was addressed by utilizing a short cut route for registered nurses by catering courses in practical ways or what is being called as caregivers. A one year training program to equip medical aid to assist doctors and nurses rather than going through a four year course of registered nurse. The outcome had lessens some burden but it doesn’t address the problem because the number of medical professional is still in unsatisfactory level. Other options in consideration is hiring registered nurses from other Asian country like Philippines who can provide a large number of qualified medical professional who can communicate in English very well. Philippines has been known for a lot of medical manpower available and sadly receive a lower pays, Thailand can benefit from this situation when AEC start to open its door because the labor movement become easier under Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs). Under MRAs of AEC the labor force of skilled sectors will be in top priority which also includes medical personnel. The new breed of imported professional nurses would be of great help to the domestic medical practitioner because they are the one who will deal and treat foreign patients. In this regard, Thailand can still cater its wide ranging international foreign patients that seek medical treatment in the country. In the meantime, another central issue about hiring foreign nurses is the Thai regulation in acquiring a nursing license in Thailand. Even MRAs would be of great help, but foreign nurses will undergo an examination in Thai and should be proficient in Thai language in order to pass the exam to obtain the license. The regulatory board should try to review this limitation on the bases that foreign patients prefer nurses who can speak and communicate well in English. In reality, it is their health that is at stake. Medical tourism should not view this as a competition between domestic and foreign nurses but rather an innovation to complement each other strength and weaknesses to improve the availability and quality of health care that medical fields can offer. Both local and domestic patient can benefit out of it.
In this breakthrough, other labor sectors will follow because this regulatory barrier is not only applied alone to medical services but to all labor forces. In lieu to this, Thailand authorities need to address both aspects, not only the shortages and flaws of labor forces but also the regulation that governs it. It needs a hand in hand effort to address and achieve a positive result to this problem. The government alone can’t do magic to solve it. Private sector, educational system, and the public should have a collaborated effort to do so. More training of medical professional, helping fund the education of medical nursing students in exchange of future jobs, and allowing them an on-the-job training with pay are some of the future possibilities. Private sectors are more efficient in this prospect. Education system can design new curriculum that will efficiently develop and equip students needed skills in their field of expertise, and as well as marketable skills like learning English as a second language. Cultural awareness must be integrated in educating students to have a social and inter-cultural understanding in the bigger market. ASEAN 2015 opens with a lot of new opportunities. The market of business community is facing a great challenge not only in medical fields but in other sector of business as well. Adjustment should be made changes must be considered, flexibilities and resourcefulness must be given a lot of dedication and interest; and values should wisely address this issue before the global market impact and govern our country in its fullest. With a little time left, the making
Thailand medical tourism final toll in 2015As the final dawn of ASEAN 2015 is fast approaching, all member country are busy preparing for this hype of promising Economic Community that will brought progress to both ASEAN and International economic community alike. Thailand’s is looking forward to improve not just the tourism aspect of the country but as well as the whole package of Thailand’s economic zone. One of the concerns is in the medical field which the country enjoying the stability of Medical Tourism. In upcoming event, the question is: Can Thailand still maintains its standing as the leading country in Asia that caters 1.4 million foreign patients for the fast couple of years? This industry has been rapidly thriving and growing but as ASEAN opens changes in medical education and importing medical services like nurses, doctors and other medical staff is one of the considerations. Yanhee General Hospital in Bangkok is one of the well-known beauty hospital’s that tourist and local alike trust its service in terms of medical beauty surgery. Richard Newman, a British national trying hard to describe his condition to a nurse in Yanhee after he undergone a fat removal surgery. In this aspect the medical staff in Thailand should not only be fully aware of current medical staff shortage but also needs to improve their skills in communication as well. This shortage of skilled medical staff will become more transparent once the door opens and ASEAN 2015 enters the scenario. When competition surges to higher level is Thailand still be at the winning end?Thailand now is enjoying medical tourism as one of the most profitable industry of the country. As ASEAN opens the country must address the serious shortages of healthcare professional and continue to develop and improve the kind of service it offers to maintain its status quo in medical fields. The forth runner completion in this field opens wider when AEC comes to life. The bigger concern lies in how Thailand’s medical tourism outlook focuses on staying at the top in this field. Compare to Singapore and Malaysia whose total number of foreign patient treated reached 600,000 and 300,000 consecutively per year, Thailand’s figure of foreign patients treated every year goes to the highest pick at 1.4 million foreign patients a year. A hundreds of thousands farther than its competitor, this give credit to Thailand’s international standard in health careand the coast of treatment is comparatively lower than those from other Asian country. Medical Tourism in Thailand is fast booming industry that caters tourist from progressive country like Japan, United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. Tourist patient from this country can afford to pay more to have a very good service from well-known medical institution abroad but prefers to seek medical treatment in Thailand not only for the cost but they believe the competency in Thailand’s medical professional and service. Paying less but getting the best. But despite of this enormous number of foreign patient, the country still didn’t have the majority of Asian patient that seek medical treatment. The percentage of Singapore and Malaysian foreign patient comprise of Asian which is far fewer than to those Asian who get their treatment in the country. The emerging middle class from Indonesia who seek medical treatment abroad is also in the rise. Malaysia and Singapore is enjoying this opportunity. All this numbers and percentage will change when AEC open, it will break or makes Thailand’s futures in terms of medical tourism industry.On the other hand, it will be a good sign for more innovative service. The expansive needs to improve will opens new business possibilities to other ASEAN member country, whowants to participate in this very lucrative business. As Thailand stages as the front liner in this field, the prospective of investment from other ASEAN nationality will be raise to 70% compare to 15% foreign equity average at the current state.Healthcare is one of the four AEC priority service sectors that want to have foreign investors as an active participant. At this regard the country needs to double its effort to stand firm in this competition of the fittest. As a result, ASEAN unlock the door of once a tight business. It is an open possibility that investors from ASEAN entities will have the chance to become a majority player and the eye for private hospital ownership will one at stake. This coming of age in economic business will create a more innovative and quality medical service that caters ASEAN costumers need as well as creating more jobs. Aside from economic aspects, domestic and local patients will also taste the benefits of a quality service and more effective medical treatment. A diverse and more options can be made available everywhere. The result of stiff competition is a more quality and advance medical technology. An enormous prospect of medical tourism doesn’t come in a handy manner but with significant responsibility and hindrances that hampers this economic progress. As a concern grow into toll, ample of problems need to be address in a consensus manner. Not only the shortage of medical personnel that needs immediate actions but as well as the lack of skills in communication. Competency in language communication of Thailand’s medical personnel is the main flaws in this business. This industry caters international community that basically speaks English as a universal language of communication. Aside from this tremendous shortcoming the cultural adjustment changes as well is another point to consider. Thailand can’t produce adequate numbers of medical workers to cater even domestic medical needs. This business will continue to thrive as the market opens on 2015 if these hindrances can be address immediately. As the country dreams to be the first-class medical hub of ASEAN, this problem should be address with open eyes.Thailand is in need of 50,000 and counting registered nurses to meet the growing demand of the medical industry, according to the recent study by Health System Research Institute the factor is that new nursing graduate keep declining in the past decade. This problem was addressed by utilizing a short cut route for registered nurses by catering courses in practical ways or what is being called as caregivers. A one year training program to equip medical aid to assist doctors and nurses rather than going through a four year course of registered nurse. The outcome had lessens some burden but it doesn’t address the problem because the number of medical professional is still in unsatisfactory level. Other options in consideration is hiring registered nurses from other Asian country like Philippines who can provide a large number of qualified medical professional who can communicate in English very well. Philippines has been known for a lot of medical manpower available and sadly receive a lower pays, Thailand can benefit from this situation when AEC start to open its door because the labor movement become easier under Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs). Under MRAs of AEC the labor force of skilled sectors will be in top priority which also includes medical personnel. The new breed of imported professional nurses would be of great help to the domestic medical practitioner because they are the one who will deal and treat foreign patients. In this regard, Thailand can still cater its wide ranging international foreign patients that seek medical treatment in the country. In the meantime, another central issue about hiring foreign nurses is the Thai regulation in acquiring a nursing license in Thailand. Even MRAs would be of great help, but foreign nurses will undergo an examination in Thai and should be proficient in Thai language in order to pass the exam to obtain the license. The regulatory board should try to review this limitation on the bases that foreign patients prefer nurses who can speak and communicate well in English. In reality, it is their health that is at stake. Medical tourism should not view this as a competition between domestic and foreign nurses but rather an innovation to complement each other strength and weaknesses to improve the availability and quality of health care that medical fields can offer. Both local and domestic patient can benefit out of it.
In this breakthrough, other labor sectors will follow because this regulatory barrier is not only applied alone to medical services but to all labor forces. In lieu to this, Thailand authorities need to address both aspects, not only the shortages and flaws of labor forces but also the regulation that governs it. It needs a hand in hand effort to address and achieve a positive result to this problem. The government alone can’t do magic to solve it. Private sector, educational system, and the public should have a collaborated effort to do so. More training of medical professional, helping fund the education of medical nursing students in exchange of future jobs, and allowing them an on-the-job training with pay are some of the future possibilities. Private sectors are more efficient in this prospect. Education system can design new curriculum that will efficiently develop and equip students needed skills in their field of expertise, and as well as marketable skills like learning English as a second language. Cultural awareness must be integrated in educating students to have a social and inter-cultural understanding in the bigger market. ASEAN 2015 opens with a lot of new opportunities. The market of business community is facing a great challenge not only in medical fields but in other sector of business as well. Adjustment should be made changes must be considered, flexibilities and resourcefulness must be given a lot of dedication and interest; and values should wisely address this issue before the global market impact and govern our country in its fullest. With a little time left, the making
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