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NHS staff and care workers from overseas will no longer have to pay an extra charge towards the health service. This is indeed delightful news for the overseas nurses working in the frontline fighting this pandemic. Boris Johnson's spokesman said the PM had asked the Home Office and Department for Health to exempt NHS and care workers "as soon as possible". Officials are now...

You can now apply for coronavirus testing kits to test the residents and staff in a care home. The test is only available in England. The care homes can now apply whether or not any of its residents or staff have coronavirus symptoms. They may need to contact the local health protection team (HPT) - for example, to let them know about a suspected new outbreak. At the moment,...

Kerala’s healthcare system has been praised over the last few months across the different countries for its commendable speed and measures taken in fighting the coronavirus. With a population of nearly 35 million, its confirmed cases of COVID-9 are only a little over 600, and only 4 deaths. Kerala, a state in which the idea of service is inculcated from earlier years, has be...

Celebrating the Real Heroes: International Nurses Day! -Public asked to “Shine a light” This year, this day marks much more prominence for all the extraordinary dedication and unparalleled contributions the nurses have made to fight this pandemic (COVID-19) and rebuild lives. International Nurses Day is celebrated across the world on 12th May,anniversary of Florence Nighting...

The NMC has confirmed that the COVID-19, temporary register will not be opening for the nursing students. It said this was because services had not been “overwhelmed in the way we all initially feared”, and that more than 25,000 students had already opted to carry out paid clinical placements to support the virus response. In March, changes were made to education standards f...

If you’re a frontline health worker, you may be eligible for a 1-year extension to your visa for free. If you’re eligible, your family members could also get an extension of up to 1 year. This is because of coronavirus (COVID-19). To get the extension, you must: have a visa that’s due to expire before 1 October 2020 work for the NHS or an independent healthcare provider in a...

The NMC has reached out to a group of overseas candidates to join the COVID-19, Temporary Register. This opportunity is sent out to candidates, who are currently in the UK, passed CBT, qualification, language, health and character checked by the NMC and have booked for the OSCE. How to join the Temporary Register? The candidate does not have to pay the registration fees and ...

The Government had previously announced a 1-year extension on visas due expire before October 2020, for international nurses, doctors and paramedics working in the NHS. In addition to this, Home Secretary Priti Patel, promised today to expand this offer to overseas midwives, radiographers, adult and children’s social care workers and pharmacists, who were not included in the...

Good News for International Nurses! If your 30-day visa to travel to the UK for work, study or to join family has expired or is about to expire, you can request a replacement visa with revised validity dates free of charge until the end of this year. To make a request, contact the Coronavirus Immigration Help Centre. You’ll need to include your name, nationality, date of bir...

The worst of the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK looks to be over, prime minister Boris Johnson announced today as he returned to work following his own recovery from the virus. Addressing the nation from outside No 10 this morning, Mr Johnson said measures taken to protect the NHS from being overburdened had so far succeeded. However, he stressed that it was too early to relax ...