overseas nurses

Salary has fallen by 20% in real terms since 2010 for most nurses, say researchers

Union calls on health secretary to show nurses ‘he has learnt from previous mistakes’

It will help skilled nurses to enter the UK workforce, but some have concerns about safety

Reliance on overseas recruits to plug staffing gap branded ‘false economy’ by RCN

Howard Catton highlights ‘catastrophic’ impact of recruiting on poorer countries

Recruitment plan will see 1,000 new NHS staff hired this winter by Scottish Government

Reliance on overseas nurses sees recruitment from Nigeria, Ghana, Nepal and Pakistan

Money spent on international scheme should go towards improving UK nurses’ pay, many say

NMC green-lights changes to testing that had been criticised for being too difficult

Beverly Simpson says employers must do something to protect staff from racial hatred

Funding jumps to £7,000 per nurse for Q1 2023 despite concerns about hiring from abroad

Plan to revamp language tests would make it easier for overseas staff to register in the UK

Proposed change comes after a consultation to streamline registrations.

Workforce expert critical of scheme for nurses to work at trust despite Nepal recruitment ban

Howard Catton says ethical guidelines on overseas recruitment must be strengthened

Thirteen nurses joined Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to boost NHS numbers

Move aimed at rogue employers means they can now only claim back genuine expenses

ICN chief Howard Catton talks of the need for up to 13 million new nurses globally