Restrictions on nurse recruitment from overseas changed Nurses will be added to the government’s shortage occupation list on an interim basis. This means that nurses from outside the EEA that apply to work in the UK will have their applications for nursing posts prioritised. The independent Migration Advisory Committee will review the change and present further evidence to the government by February 2016.
The move is designed to ease pressure on the NHS at a time when the government is introducing tough new controls on costly agency spending. It will help the NHS improve continuity of care for patients, invest in the frontline and maintain safe staffing levels. Department of Health
See also:
See also:
- Nursing included on the shortage occupation list NHS Employers
- Our response to announcement that nurses are to be added to Shortage Occupation List Nursing and Midwifery Council
- ‘A real victory for nurses, the health service and patients’ - RCN responds to news that nursing will be placed on Shortage Occupation List Royal College of Nursing
- Overseas nursing restrictions eased BBC News
- Hospitals to hire more foreign nurses after Government U-turn on immigration The Daily Mail
- Overseas NHS nurses: Restrictions lifted amid widespread shortages The Daily Telegraph
- UK lifts restrictions on recruiting nurses from overseas The Guardian
- NHS staffing shortages: Restrictions on recruiting nurses from overseas to be temporarily lifted The Independent
- Nursing added to shortage occupation list OnMedica
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