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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shanti Das

HISTORICAL FACTS: Overseas nurses barred from profession due to discriminatory language exam | History Defined

Nurses at work
Despite having an NHS employer to vouch for their skills, many nurses are unable to practice as they cannot pass the language exams. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Thousands of qualified nurses recruited by the NHS from overseas are stuck working in unskilled jobs because of unnecessarily difficult language tests, according to researchers.

Nurses ​with British citizenship who have lived in the UK for ​years are among those in “regulatory limbo” because they ​cannot pass the language exams needed to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council​.

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