The Experiences of International Nurses

The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Recruitment; Nurse's Role

Treatments: Other: Focus group

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05364775

2021NUR118

Details and patient eligibility

About

The international mobility of the nursing workforce is increasing. One nurse out of every eight now works in a country where they were not born or trained. International nurses play a vital role in the NHS. This study focuses on the workplace experiences of international nurses who have trained outside of the EU. In recent years there have been increasing numbers of nurses from outside of the European Union (EU) registering to work in the UK, notwithstanding the number of nurses from European countries continues to decline as the UK prepares to leave the EU. There is currently a global shortage of nurses. Drivers for UK recruitment of international nurses are founded in shortages of nurses related to increased health care demand, emphasis on safe staffing levels, expenditure on agency nurses and too few commissions for nurse training places, meaning that not enough nurses are entering the NHS. These factors are further exacerbated by staff retention levels and high staff turnover. Nurses' motives to leave their home countries are complex, and gaps in our understandings remain. Possible drivers for migrating to the UK or "pull factors" may include career progression, postgraduate training opportunities, work environment, sensitive employment policies, and economic benefits which enable nurses to send money back to their home countries, while "push" factors have been identified as limited education, lack of health care resources, dangerous working conditions and political instability.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Phase 1

• International nurses recruited via the fellowship scheme and external recruitment agencies.
• International nurses who have trained in countries outside of the EU.
• International nurses who have been living in the UK between six months and two years.
• The international nurses will be employees of RWT

Phase 2

• Health Care Assistants and Qualified Nurses (Band 5-7) who alongside with international nurses.

Exclusion criteria

• International nurses who trained in the EU.
• International nurses who have lived in the UK for less than 6 months.

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Focus Groups with International Nurses

Description:

It is anticipated that there will be four focus groups, each comprised of 6-8 participants

Treatment:

Other: Focus group

Interviews with Nursing Staff

Description:

Interviews with qualified and unqualified staff who work with international nurses

Treatment:

Other: Focus group