TWO THIRDS OF DRS COME FROM ABROAD & ALMOST 50% OF NURSES

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

just wondered if anybody read the article in the mail on sunday which stated that here in uk

'of the 27,228 new drs registered -17,718 were foreign and that was 27% higher than 2003'

'of the 34,617 new nurses registered last year- 15,152 (44%) were from oversea's'

[safewaygreenbox]

Wow, and those figures will rise because of us two

Kay the 2nd :)

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

I know lol

Makes you feel a bit guilty doesnt it.

I feel so passionate about nursing and NHS just because I am fleeing the country doesnt mean I dont care. :chuckle

[safewaygreenbox]

I know, I carn't even bring myself to do agency nursing for overtime even tho the money is loads better!!!! :chuckle

Kay the 2nd

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Wow, and those figures will rise because of us two

Kay the 2nd :)

and me :)

[safewaygreenbox]

and me :)

Yes and you :) Sorry I'm just getting used to everybody on here. x

[letina]

Yes and you :) Sorry I'm just getting used to everybody on here. x

Me too!!

You've started something now haven't you? :chuckle

Tina

[safewaygreenbox]

Oooops, well one of us is going to have to volunter to stay behind to keep things ticking along untill our replacments from the Philipines or somewhere arrive :chuckle

Kay the 2nd :)

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Oooops, well one of us is going to have to volunter to stay behind to keep things ticking along untill our replacments from the Philipines or somewhere arrive :chuckle

Kay the 2nd :)

Yes but who??? Lets hope the UK doesn't start like the US otherwise we wont be going as it will take our replacements 5 yrs :rotfl:

[uk_nurse]

i'm staying................lol :)

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

i'm staying................lol :)

:rotfl: :rotfl:

[cariad]

and I have already gone!!!!!

and we dont get the sunday mail here to read the article!!!!!

:rotfl: :rotfl: