Brexit and cost-of-living crisis force Spanish NHS workers to abandon Britain
‘Good luck NHS nurses, you need it.’
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‘Good luck NHS nurses, you need it.’
When Britain voted to leave the EU, there were 7,130 Spanish citizens working in the NHS, but this fell to 5,114 by June last year
At least seven Spanish regions are this week beginning to vaccinate people 80 years of age and over against Covid-19, while other parts of the country are still inoculating previous target groups. Andalusia, Aragón, Murcia, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Catalonia and the Valencia region have announced that they are ready to start vaccinating Spainâs most senior population, even as they continue to administer doses to people in the first priority group. This latter category includes residents and workers of care homes, healthcare workers and people in need of daily assistance who do n...