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International recruitment initiativesThat the Band 5 is recognised on the skillsshortage list.Support with coordination of overseas recruitment.Fast track and better joined-up routes to recruitoverseas staff, between NMC and UKBA.More fluid movement of registered nurses from EUand other non-UK countries.Support for programmes for overseas nurses whoneed to adapt to UK practices.Specialist areas like Paediatric Intensive care,theatres, Adult Intensive care, Transplant mustbe put back on the UK Border Agency ShortageOccupation List.We consider an adaptation programme for ouroverseas colleagues who are registered butcurrently work in Nursing Homes as carers as theirregistration is not recognised by the NMC.Recruitment of nurses from overseas is limited due toregisterable qualifications. The Nursing and MidwiferyCouncil (NMC) should review those countries, take intoaccount not just training experience, but additionalexperience and qualification gained, and length ofactual time practicing.Miscellaneous (other ideas)Continue with leadership development.Reducing cost of agency workers.More proactive involvement in workforce planningregionally.A local workforce forecasting tool.Region-wide initiatives to reduce use of agencies inlocal areas.Assistance to co-ordinate a regional approach andreduce competition within the NHS for the limitedsupply.Supply information covering the West Midlands tosupport workforce planning and resource planning.More intelligence about potential nurse supply innon-NHS organisations.Support from the commissioners and primary care tofurther support discharge of patients from the Acutehospitals will mean less staff in acute areas andpossibly more beds and staff in the community withdifferent skills.That the NMC improves the time it takes to registernewly qualified nurses.Greater visibility of workforce planning at all levelsorganisation – regional – national level.More emphasis from professional bodies and leadson competency, so that the issue around supply is notabout qualifications but competencies. Competenciesare more in the control of organisations,qualifications are not.It would help if newly qualified nurses that aresubsequently taken on at the Trust did not have togo through all their safer recruitment checks. Thesehave already been carried out by the University inquestion and should be transferred to the new postautomatically.28 May 2014NHS Qualified Nurse Supply and Demand Survey – findings