In an article for The Nation published on 6th February journalist Gary Younge tells us "A 2010 World Bank report showed that almost three-quarters of the nurses trained in the English-speaking Caribbean head off to work in the United States, Britain and Canada..."
Er, are these the same nurses who are mentioned in the Francis report? - to quote the Independent: Francis paints a bleak picture of harassed, uncaring nursing staff who had lost the sight of their fundamental obligation to care. Nurses and healthcare assistants didn’t bother to help feeding patients who were unable to do so on their own, water was left out of reach while persistent requests for help were ignored. Medicines were prescribed but not given, patients were discharged without being fit to go home, while those left behind were often left unwashed and unfed. “The most basic standards of care were not observed and fundamental rights to dignity were not respected,” he said.
Is there perhaps a connection between importing personnel from the third world and the emergence of third world standards in our hospitals?
http://www.thenation.com/article/172704/immigration-not-domestic-issue#
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