Many native English speakers unable to reach standard demanded by Nursing and Midwifery Council, critics claim
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.
