Nurse Migration to IrelandInternational comparisonsInternational Recruitment – a short term solution?Discussion
Ireland began actively recruiting nurses internationally in 2000. Ireland began actively recruiting nurses internationally in 2000.11,481 non-EU migrant nurses issued with working visas 2000-2009. 35% of all newly registered nurses in Ireland 2000 to 2010 were from non-EU countriesIreland now has had a greater reliance on international nursing recruits than the UK.
Interview panels (employers & nurse recruitment agencies) travelled to countries such as India and the Philippines to conduct interviews.In 2009, Nurse Migration Project surveyed non-EU Migrant Nurses working in Ireland(N=337)- 83% (278) of survey respondents noted that a recruitment agency assisted in their migration to Ireland.
- 51% (173) from the Philippines, 33% (112) from India. Remainder from one of 16 other countries.
- 62% (208) worked in a public hospital upon arrival
International nurse recruitment viewed as a short-term solution to the shortage of nurses. International nurse recruitment viewed as a short-term solution to the shortage of nurses. Response to the transition from 3 year to 4 year training and the ‘gap year’ of 2005 (no graduating nurses)Irish nurses would be prioritised for recruitment as soon as more graduates came on stream - ‘. . . the Filipinos are on two-year contracts and are seen as a short-term solution to the shortage of nurses. As more Irish nurses are trained by the Mater, they will have first priority for jobs there . . . ’ (Irish Times article 2000)
‘I believe the State doesn’t really know . . . before they hire us they don’t have a plan or policy in place’ (Migrant Nurse Survey 260).
Future plans of non-EU migrant nurse respondents, 2009- 19% (65) of respondents intended to stay in Ireland
- 49% (166) intended to return home and
- 23% (79) planned to migrate to another country.
- At the time of survey, 80% (269) held permanent contracts in the Irish health system. Although onset of recession made them less confident about their future.
- Though we are permanent we are uncertain of our jobs’ (Migrant Nurse Survey 142).
- ‘The 'recession' has made us question ourselves: how long is the country going to need us? Being on a working visa only renewable every 2 years we are unsure of [our] security and stability here’ (Migrant Nurse Survey 222).
Recession & Recruitment Moratorium 2008/9 Recession & Recruitment Moratorium 2008/9- 4202 verification requests processed for non-EU migrant nurses between 2008 and 2010.
- Equates to almost one third of those actively recruited since 2000 (if intent translates into emigration)
Irish trained nurses also considering emigration- Verification requests for 805 Irish nurses in 2008, 909 in 2009 and 967 in 2010
- Nurses now actively recruited from Ireland to Australia and the UK.
Ten years of international nurse recruitment and the Irish health system seems to still be heavily reliant upon non-EU migrant nurses [data?] Ten years of international nurse recruitment and the Irish health system seems to still be heavily reliant upon non-EU migrant nurses [data?]Recession & recruitment moratorium have contributed to the emigration of nurses (Irish and non-EU) from Ireland [data?]How will this impact on the nursing workforce? [data?]Need for better data and analysis to enable better workforce planning. Assuming that migration (emigration and immigration) will always ‘work’ for Ireland over-plays the reliability of migration as a tool for health workforce planning [data?]
The Irish Health Research Board for funding the Nurse Migration Project: Research Project Grant RP/2006/222. The Irish Health Research Board for funding the Nurse Migration Project: Research Project Grant RP/2006/222. The migrant nurses and key stakeholders who participated in the research The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation for their assistance in contacting qualitative respondents. The Irish Nursing Board and the Employment Permits Section of the Irish Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for providing statistics. Project Contact: nhumphries@rcsi.ie Outputs from the project available at http://tinyurl/NiamhHumphries
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