Yesterday the BNP Leader was interviewed on BBC Radio and because his party is known for it controversial Foreign Policy this formed the basis on the interview. How many people will be allowed into the UK and an what what basis were his party to win.
By way of justifying his party’s stance on immigration he said they would not allow in people that had nothing to contribute before he turned onto nurses, he said
I would like to end the reliance of nurses from Malawi. Malawi needs it nurse so the UK should train its own nurses
I posted this comment on Facebook and asked if he was right and here are the responses I got
1. To retain medical staff leaving Malawi in order to redress their own health infrastructure.
2. To redress unemployment within the UK within the nursing and midwifery sectors.
However – to me, it is his take on foreign policy which should perhaps be questionable as this to me is where the misconceptions and limited knowledge that factors in some of the narrow-mindedness policies of the BNP. If foreign policy worked hand in hand with policing Brit companies that profit from corrupt governments in places like Malawi – there wouldn’t be a drain on resources at the rate we see on either side.
The NHS should reimburse the country concerned the training costs for every member of staff lured to work… See More here. This would reflect the true cost to the developing country and to the NHS here. It might force us to pay medical staff more to attract more locals to train, but if it didn’t it would lead to more developing country nationals being trained to replace the loss.
BNP leader just like to talk and has no solution to his funky ideas!! How many young people of ‘english’ descendent want to be a nurse? I doubt not many!!!
If as per Michael’s response UK nurses go elsewhere for a better income why is this wrong/objectionable fr nurses from the developing world coming here? And of course there is Brenda’s point of view, we often forget that these issues affect the West Indies as well as the Irish.
So where does this leave us. Both Grace and Ivan agree the BNP leader has a valid point but his motives do not add up.
Is the answer in improving pay for nurses to make it more attractive for them to remain in their own countries?
What do you think? Join the debate. Is the BNP leader right if so why?
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The answer lies in finding a workable and fair system of both the provider and recipient host. Individual reasons vary from socio-economical to political.
Whereas UK trained nurses will go and work in other parts of the world, still an imbalance in pay scales remains usually on grounds of cultural/racial perceptions – something which the BNP conveniently sidelines.
With regards to the remittance of nurses – from experience, I am finding that most of these nurses have intially been trained in their home countries before coming here to the UK, getting the adaptation courses to intergrate in to the UK nursing system. BNP supporters should note however: It is very difficult nowadays to get a grant or scholarship to train in the UK on the nursing course as previously was the case 15yrs back – applicants pay fees of up to £7k and above if they are coming in fresh to study the nursing degree courses from abroad. Most of the nurses coming in, are usually trained already from within their nations coffers.
Nurses leave their home nations like Malawi mostly because of economical reasons just like the ones in UK do for Gulf States, US, Canada or Australia. The difference being, that those from places like Malawi, returning back to their home nations is not necessary easy due to the challenges they face in intergrating back in the system of old which may not be equipped with the modes of care they have been trained to use here in the UK. Which is why I think foreign policy of all political parties need to redress its policies as well as educate its public on how their dealings with governments from the developing nations impacts on all concerned on a bigger scale as opposed to a myopic angle.
the situation sounds more complicated than the BNP leader would have us believe. It was interesting to note that when he was asked what would happen if sya Australia refused entry to British nurse if we adopted his policies..well you can fill in the gaps
the situation sounds more complicated than the BNP leader would have us believe. It was interesting to note that when he was asked what would happen if sya Australia refused entry to British nurse if we adopted his policies..well you can fill in the gaps