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NHS fills nursing shortage by turning to Spain and Portugal, FOI reveals

The Independent report:

A shortage of British-trained nurses is forcing NHS hospital trusts to look for staff overseas as they struggle to keep wards adequately staffed.

At least 40 of the 105 hospital trusts in England that responded to a Freedom of Information request by Nursing Times have actively recruited staff from abroad in the past 12 months.

A further 41 trusts said they planned to recruit nurses from overseas in the next 12 months.

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