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WARRINGTON Hospital says it is proud to welcome four highly skilled nurses to the team after they came to the UK as refugees.
WARRINGTON Hospital says it is proud to welcome four highly skilled nurses to the team after they came to the UK as refugees.
Covid: Refugee nurses are being fast-tracked into the NHS By Catrin Nye image captionWalid Jarad worked as a nurse in intensive care for six years before coming to the UK Refugee nurses are being fast-tracked into the NHS as part of a pioneering scheme in Liverpool. Those involved explain why the pandemic means it's vital the UK uses their medical experience. Until last month, Walid Jarad had lived in just two t-shirts and two pairs of jeans for a whole year, washing them on rotation. He'd lived in three hotels and a shared house in London, moving every couple of months.
news The refugee nurses being fast-tracked into the NHS © BBC Walid Jarad worked as a nurse in intensive care for six years before coming to the UK Refugee nurses are being fast-tracked into the NHS as part of a pioneering scheme in Liverpool. Those involved explain why the pandemic means it's vital the UK uses their medical experience. Until last month, Walid Jarad had lived in just two t-shirts and two pairs of jeans for a whole year, washing them on rotation. He'd lived in three hotels and a shared house in London, moving every couple of months. As an asylum seeker for his first year i...
Refugee nurses channelled into the NHS through new scheme (Getty) (AFP via Getty Images) Refugee nurses are being channelled into the NHS as part of a Liverpool-based scheme, giving asylum seekers the opportunity to use their qualifications to live an independent life in the UK. Palestinian national from Lebanon, Walid Jarad, had lived in just two t-shirts and two pairs of jeans for a whole year, until last month. Living in three hotels and a shared house in London, Jarad, like most asylum seekers, was not allowed to work in the UK in his first year in the country. Before fle...