Finland is recruiting nurses from the Philippines to tackle its nursing shortage. Fifteen Filipino nurses recently arrived in Pirkanmaa as part of a pilot programme to train as care assistants in Finnish elder care homes. After completing training at a school in the Philippines run by a Finnish staffing agency,Continue Reading
Nurses union Tehy reported in its members’ magazine on Thursday that the City of Helsinki had agreed a deal with three large private healthcare providers to prevent them poaching municipal nursing staff. Tehy chair Millariikka Rytkönen told Yle that the union started to investigate after receiving tip-offs from members. “WeContinue Reading
The coronavirus crisis has accelerated nurses’ desire to get out of the field, according to a fresh study by the Finnish Nurses Association (FNA). According to the survey of more than 2,300 nursing professionals, more than half of respondents said they had thought of changing jobs during the height ofContinue Reading