10% of UK based nurses and midwives come from outside of Europe Nurses and midwives who train in hospitals outside of Europe will face shorter tests to check they are suitable to work in the UK. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will replace the minimum three months of supervised practice currently used with a … [Read more…]
They could offer more support for deprived areas A recent study by Durham University has suggested that pharmacies should be providing a wider range of health services because of their influential reach into local communities. The researchers revealed that 89% of the English population live within a 20 minute walk of a nearby pharmacy, however … [Read more…]
GMC introduce new fluency checks The General Medical Council (GMC) now have the power to check the English language skills of doctors who qualified in Europe and wish to work in the UK. Previously, the GMC could only verify the language fluency of doctors coming from outside the EU to work in Britain, however new … [Read more…]
