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Nursing careers overseas: ‘what I left behind to work in the UK’

A nurse describes the sacrifice of leaving her family in the Philippines and the highs and lows of working in the UK, plus tips to help other international recruits

Alison Stacey - @alibaabra
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Advanced nurse practitioner Susie Lagrata, who left her home and family in the Philippines at the age of 23, and has forged a successful career in the UK

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