From ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau, London 11/21/2009 Outside of any particular specialties, nursing has been removed from the ‘shortage occupation list’ by the UK Home Office. This means that employers with band 5 and 6 nursing posts have to prove that the vacancies could not be filled by nurses who are residents or nationals of the UK or of countries of the European Economic Area (EEA).
“We have to undergo the classes and we have two days study at City College London. Nagpupunta sila dito. Para talagang school. Para ma-meet namin yun standards of nursing dito. At saka may different laws here as compared sa Pilipinas. Ang dami ditong laws na nagpo-protect sa patients so kailangan naming malaman yun,” said 24 -year- old Cathleen Lagtapon.
The United Kingdom nursing work force is ageing and British nurses are leaving the country to work in the United States and in recent years, in Australia.
These are some of the contributing factors for the shortage of qualified nurses in the UK both in the National Health Service or NHS and the private sector. Continue reading here www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/11/21/09/pinoy-nurses-fill-vacancies-specialised-areas-uk-hospitals
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