Leaving the NHS: the irony of Australia’s bid to lure UK nurses

The UK not only hires nurses from other countries with nurse shortages, it also ignores the pleas of its existing NHS staff over intolerable working conditions

Is it right for one country to poach the workers of another? From places where there is a known shortage of personnel?

Having tried for hours recently to find someone to tackle a leaking pipe, I’m filled with dread at the thought of the Aussies trying to steal our skilled workers. And then I find out not only are they trying to purloin our plumbers in a new recruitment campaign , with offers of sun, surf and loads-a-money, but our nurses too. How could they?

What if you’re offering substandard living conditions and a welcome