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Four out of five new NHS nurses are foreign, it emerged last night.
Almost 6,000 were recruited from abroad last year, many from Spain and Portugal.
The huge influx – a four-fold rise on the previous 12 months – has sparked fears that some nurses will lack the English language skills to do their jobs properly.
Peter Carter, of the Royal College of Nursing, said the figures showed an ‘astonishing over-reliance’ on foreign staff. He added: ‘The last few years have seen real panic-buying of nurses from wherever they can be found, to keep care safe.’
Katherine Murphy, of the Patients Association, said: ‘We are concerned that poor English skills may lead to mistakes and misunderstandings when patients are trying to explain their problems.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ck-English-language-skills-jobs-properly.html
Why aren't we training more here? There's clearly demand, and we are robbing other countries' health services of their staff
Almost 6,000 were recruited from abroad last year, many from Spain and Portugal.
The huge influx – a four-fold rise on the previous 12 months – has sparked fears that some nurses will lack the English language skills to do their jobs properly.
Peter Carter, of the Royal College of Nursing, said the figures showed an ‘astonishing over-reliance’ on foreign staff. He added: ‘The last few years have seen real panic-buying of nurses from wherever they can be found, to keep care safe.’
Katherine Murphy, of the Patients Association, said: ‘We are concerned that poor English skills may lead to mistakes and misunderstandings when patients are trying to explain their problems.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ck-English-language-skills-jobs-properly.html
Why aren't we training more here? There's clearly demand, and we are robbing other countries' health services of their staff
