Why I said Dubai bye to the UK for new life in UAE

Nurse Natalie left NHS for long weeks but 'more to do'

- By Emma Dunn

A NURSE who quit the NHS to work in Dubai says she has never looked back — despite working gruelling 48-hour weeks in her new life.

Natalie Oakes moved from Edinburgh after seven years working her way up the health service ladder to a leadership role that paid around £50,000 a year.

She made the jump after seeing an advert for a nursing role in the United Arab Emirates, earning 25% more than in the UK and with all her accommodation costs and travel to the hospital included.

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