British doctor stunned by Australian work habit

A young British doctor has shared a key difference between working in Australia and the UK.

A young British doctor has shared a central difference between working in Australia and the UK — the simple pleasure of being encouraged to go home on time.

Michael Mrozinski, a Tik Tok famous Scottish doctor, who has 365k followers on the social media platform where he calls out “medical misinfo”, moved to Australia during Covid-19 to work.

He said it was ten past five on his first day of work in Australia when his boss inquired why he was “still here”.

Michael Mrozinski is a Tik Tok famous Scottish doctor. Picture: Tik Tok / drmichaelsays

He describes the decision to go home on time as ‘madness’. Picture: Tik Tok / drmichaelsays

“I was so confused, you actually want me to go home? Madness,” he said.

He had only stayed back ten minutes but soon realised Australians are much more laid back and value having a good work-life balance.

The doctor has previously said his “worst day ever working in Australia is still better than his best day at the NHS”.

“It’s sad that I have to move to the other side of the world to achieve that, but it’s the best decision I ever made,” he said.

Social media users were appreciative of Dr Michael Mrozinski’s story.

“A doctor’s mental health and ability to make the right call is more important than an over tired doc. Thanks for your service,” one said.

Another shared: “At my new school the Principal got on the PA at 3:45 and said everyone needs to go home. I thought I’d died and gone to Heaven.”

“Isn’t work-life balance a beautiful thing!,” another exclaimed.

Tik Tok star explains issues surrounding Medicare

Dr Mrozinski also went viral in February for his simple explanation about why out-of-pocket gap fees are rising for a simple visit to the GP.

His comments come after medical groups were quick to condemn the Federal Government’s lack of measures to increase the Medicare rebate as bulk-billing has fell 3.6 percentage points.

Earlier this year, doctors fired a warning shot declaring Medicare is on “life support” after a decade of funding left GP surgeries with little option but to suspend bulk-billing.

Dr Michael Mrozinski has gone viral on TikTok.

The decline of bulk-billing is leading Aussies to delay their visits to the doctor, see another doctor who does bulk-bill, or stop going altogether.

There are fears the health system is slowly reverting to what it was like before the introduction of Medicare in the 1980s, with people unable to access care if they can’t afford it.