UK NHS strikes deal to poach nurses from Nepal to plug staffing gaps https://mol.im/a/11137151
NHS strikes deal to poach foreign nurses from Nepal in bid to plug staffing gaps – despite being on a global red list for recruitment because of its own health worker shortages
By Emily Craig Health Reporter For Mailonline09:48 BST 23 Aug 2022 , updated 14:36 BST 23 Aug 2022
- Up to 100 nurses from Nepal are set to work for NHS under a pilot scheme
- UK Government has agreed to pay for flights and visas amid staff shortages
- But unions have hit out at officials who are ‘over-relying’ on foreign medics