Regional Studies
Volume 34, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 681-692

Skilled international migration: The experience of nurses in the UK (Article)

Hardill I.* , MacDonald S.
  • a Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG11 8NS, United Kingdom
  • b University College Northampton, Northampton NN2 7AL, United Kingdom

Abstract

This paper reports on a study of the most feminized of professions, nursing. Current shortages of nurses within the UK National Health Service (NHS) have resulted in the recruitment of increasing numbers of overseas-qualified nurses. The study is based on the biographies of overseas-qualified nurses, obtained through in-depth interviews carried out in one case study hospital. Using these personal narratives, this paper illuminates the complex interweaving of economic and non-economic factors involved in migration decisions. Most nurses migrated as solos, experienced downward occupational mobility, and are used as a temporary stop-gap to fill labour shortages.

Author Keywords

Labour market Careers Skilled migration Recruitment agencies Professional regulation

Index Keywords

international migration labor migration United Kingdom skilled labor health services labor market
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033756201&doi=10.1080%2f00343400050178465&partnerID=40&md5=596285b0ccc29afbe37e006c27ec3c17
DOI: 10.1080/00343400050178465
ISSN: 00343404
Cited by: 82
Original Language: English