NHS ‘unethical’ in recruiting nurses from short-staffed countries

Hiring from ‘red-list’ nations risks destabilising healthcare overseas, warns Royal College of Nursing

The NHS has been accused of “unethical” behaviour after it emerged that it has been recruiting record numbers of nurses and midwives from countries which have serious staffing shortages.

Bringing in staff from “red-list” countries risked destabilising those nations’ healthcare systems and breaching government guidelines, said hospital employers and the Royal College of Nursing.