A nursing refugee and a trained nurse who is now working for the NHS has come out to share their experiences of being able to adjust to a new life in Britain. They are also going to celebrate International Nurses Day as well. The nurse came to the UK under the refugee program after he had to flee his home in Palestine. If you work for a nursing recruitment agency, then you will know how much is being done to try and make sure that nurses like this are being given the support that they need. Nurse agency workers are also having to expand their role as they have to account for carers jobs and care jobs being taken by people coming from abroad. This is to try and fill the gaps with the skills shortage but at the same time it is also about trying to make sure that people are supported as much as possible.

The Palestinian nurse worked in Lebanon, and this is where he worked various roles. He was even the nurse manager of a Covid department at one point. He has come out to say that he had a lot of roles as a nurse manager and that he is continually trying to do what he can to help others. He has since reflected on his time in the country and admitted that Palestinians should have more rights overall. You can’t have a lot of jobs there but the one you can have is to be a nurse. This comes down to the sheer demand but at the same time, you cannot be an engineer or even a doctor. This goes to show how much the country is struggling and it also shows that more has to be done to try and give support to those who need it.