Settling in as an overseas nurse: tips for a successful move
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Settling in as an overseas nurse: tips for a successful move

Lynne Pearce Health journalist

A leading Filipino nurse shares his advice for foreign recruits to the UK on tackling the challenges and embracing the opportunities

The number of foreign-trained nursing staff working in the UK has increased rapidly over the past few years, with the NHS and social care services relying on nurses from overseas to help address chronic staffing shortages.

Nursing Standard. 38, 2, 23-24. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.2.23.s11

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