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Originally Posted by Mick
It’s called competition. Because there is a world shortage, health authorities across the globe are competing against each other.
Brexit could be one factor, not denying it is not playing a part, but it’s one of many, but for Remainers to use Brexit as the only scapegoat, is a bit of a easy and convenient cop out.
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I didn't only blame Brexit Mick. The removal of bursaries is a crazy move in a profession that is desperately in need of recruits. For graduates nurses pay is low, making them take out loans to train, in increasingly stressful over stretched workplaces, plus pathetic stuff like pay for parking. It all makes it less attractive. You'd think there is a deliberate running down of the NHS (cynical me !).
However the nosedive in EU nurses (and other NHS staff) since Brexit isn't a coincidence and could be the final straw. They hold the health service together as home grown recruits just don't exist in nearly enough numbers. We're an ageing population & can't afford to lose these people to more welcoming countries. At the moment we're saying we don't want you; this isn't just government, it's the public that need to change their attitude and value those that come here and run vital public services.