Ni MINA NAVARRO
Inihayag ni Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz na patuloy na nangangailangan ng mga Pinoy nurse ang United Kingdom (UK).
“As of date of reporting, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in the United Kingdom received and verified eight job orders from different Foreign Placement Agencies (FPAs),” pahayag ng kalihim base sa ulat ni POLO-UK Labor Attache Joan Lavilla.
Dalawa sa FPAs, ang Search Recruitment Limited at Medicare Staffing Limited - ay maglalagay ng 180 at 60 nurse, sa Northwest London Hospitals, Gloucestershire Hospitals, at Kingston Hospitals. Ang mga ospital na ito ay National Health Service (NHS).
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Sa kabilang dako, apat sa FRAs – ang Pure Health Staffing Limited; Job Connections UK Limited; Sky Care Health Limited; at More Medical Associates Limited – ay nangangailangan ng 314 Pilipinong nurse para sa Rushcliffe Care Group, Gold Care Homes Limited, Bond Care Limited, at Four Seasons. Ito ay mga private care home sa United Kingdom.
“There was an increase of job orders for Filipino nurses by 38 percent compared to last year’s, with 402 job orders,” pahayag ni Baldoz.
Bukod sa 554 na nurse, ang FPA, Drake International, ay nagsumite ng mga recruitment requirements direkta sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), na iniulat na may 487 job order ng Pinoy nurse para sa limang kliyente. Ito ay ang Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Lewisham at Greenwich NHS Trust; New Victoria Hospital; BMI Healthcare; at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust.
“There is demand for Filipino nurses in the UK due to its ageing nursing workforce and the shrinking pool of registered nurses. These are based on reports and studies by UK’s Center for Workforce Intelligence and the Royal College of Nursing, which said 24 percent of registered nurses are set to retire in the next five years,” ulat ni Lavilla.
