It takes time to train NHS nurses so meanwhile,trusts have to recruit from abroad[br]Recruiting skilled and motivated nurses is key to delivering good quality hospital services. So Newcastle upon Tyne hospital NHS foundation trust was delighted when it found its latest crop of novel nursing staff, who, and according to chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick,were expected to become “share of the backbone” of its workforce. disaster is those nurses are still sitting some 6500 miles away in the Philippines after the trust’s applications to bring them into the country were rejected.“It’s a frustration,” says Fenwick. “We have had a worthy success story with bringing in staff from the Philippines over the past decade. They have been fabulous – they have hit the ground running and they have become indispensable. This is approximately bringing to the UK calibre people who quickly become thoroughly engaged in our social fabric.” Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com