, We rely on Oversea’s staff in many areas including Nursing and now teaching too, We benefit from this and its my bet we could not cope without them.
Oh this is a topic close to my heart. Nurses are made up of lots of Indian, Philipinno and Spanish nurses, with a mix of British nurses too. What percentages are we talking about? 30% British nurses, 70% Nurses from other countries.
Trust me I have no problem with nurses from these countries apart from if they cannot speak english clearly. The patients feel bad if they cannot understand what is being said, the nurse gets embaressed if they have to repeat what they have said more than a couple of times, some even accuse the patients of being racist………………then there are cultural differences. Sopme of my experience with nurses from different parts of India, do not use the words Please or Thank You. This really winds me up as manners go a long way with me. Well I asked them why not and it doesn’t appear in their language – my reply very tactfully was that ‘they do appear in the english language so we’ll work on you using them’ – it’s made a difference as people don’t begrudge doing things for them now. Mind you I know some english staff don’t talk as well as they can do! 🙂
The Spanish and Philippino nurses I have worked with are very different, and they do speak very good english. I guess the problem is that it is easier to find someone that speaks spanish, than it is to speak Indian. Mind you, their work is very good so these problems can be overcome.
As for Duxfordhawk, I hope that you and Lena will be very happy. 🙂
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