Overseas NHS nurses: Restrictions lifted amid widespread shortages
Rules restricting the flow of nurses into Britain are to be lifted in response to widespread shortages of workers across the NHS.
Nurses will be added to the Government’s Shortage Occupation List on an interim basis, pending further work by the independent Migration Advisory Committee.
The temporary rule change will mean that nurses from outside theEuropean Economic Area that apply to work in the UK will have their applications for nursing posts prioritised.
