Recruiting foreign nurses 'frustrating and expensive'

[maureenho]

Recruiting foreign nurses 'frustrating and expensive'
By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News

It is "distracting, frustrating and expensive" to have to recruit large numbers of nurses from overseas, the head of a leading NHS hospital says.

Dr Keith McNeil, who runs Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, urged officials to "figure out" what resources were needed and improve UK recruitment.

Around 7,500 nurses from countries such as Spain, Romania and Italy registered to work in the UK last year.

Health Education England said national training places had increased.

Figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show the recruitment of overseas staff to the UK is growing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33678773

[annie]

Should be unnecessary, what a waste of NHS funds

[wendy]

I think this started in the 50,s but should have changed by now