This article gives some hope to those countries who are facing acute shortages of nurses. The Philippines Department of Labor & Employment, is looking into the marketplace to ascertain if there is actually an oversupply of nurses ?
Nursing Matters
Over 40% of the workforce to retire in 3 years
A statistic that is sure to shock - 40% of the nurses in New Brunswick (a Canadian province) - are expected to retire in the next 3 years.
With the present situation grim as is, nurses forcing themselves to work 12 hour shifts instead of 8, this situation will become even more challenging over the coming years.
How soon the provincial government finds a solution to this problem, remains to be seen...
timestranscript.com - Province, nurses union deal with nurse shortage
With the present situation grim as is, nurses forcing themselves to work 12 hour shifts instead of 8, this situation will become even more challenging over the coming years.
How soon the provincial government finds a solution to this problem, remains to be seen...
timestranscript.com - Province, nurses union deal with nurse shortage
Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers
Continuing on the theme of shortages in the health care sector, this news article from Los Angeles - highlights the shortages of other allied health care workers.
Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers - Los Angeles Times
Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers - Los Angeles Times
Acute Shortage of RNs in Florida
In addition to the article from Texas covered below, here is one from Florida where the forecast is for the shortage to increase from the present 11,000 to as much as 52,000 in the next 13 years.
Primarily being caused by the retirement of baby boomers, creative solutions will be needed to address this shortage.
GlobalResidency.com continues to provide services to health care recruiters and organizations in overseas recruitment of nurses and other health care professionals.
Cape Coral Daily Breeze
Primarily being caused by the retirement of baby boomers, creative solutions will be needed to address this shortage.
GlobalResidency.com continues to provide services to health care recruiters and organizations in overseas recruitment of nurses and other health care professionals.
Cape Coral Daily Breeze
Nursing Shortage Continues in the U.S.
U.S. hospitals continue to struggle with the nursing shortage.
In this article and the accompanying video, watch as a Texas hospital finds ways to cope up with the shortage.
GlobalResidency, is working on overseas recruitment projects targeted to health care worker shortages across the U.S. If you are a health care professional, you can submit your online application at www.GlobalResidency.com
CBS 7 - Your Eye on West Texas
In this article and the accompanying video, watch as a Texas hospital finds ways to cope up with the shortage.
GlobalResidency, is working on overseas recruitment projects targeted to health care worker shortages across the U.S. If you are a health care professional, you can submit your online application at www.GlobalResidency.com
CBS 7 - Your Eye on West Texas
Japan - The next country looking to attract foreign workers
Competition for attracting foreign workers seems to be heating up further.
The last couple of decades have seen US and UK as the magnets for foreign workers (with Australia, New Zealand and Canada doing smaller numbers). The next decade looks like will have Japan possibly becoming the top country in terms of the number of foreign workers it will need.
The numbers could be staggering - as high as 10 million. Article from Yomiuri goes into detail on this...
GlobalResidency.com - will soon have a section dedicated to Japan and the opportunities that are being created there.
Foreign workers need social security : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
The last couple of decades have seen US and UK as the magnets for foreign workers (with Australia, New Zealand and Canada doing smaller numbers). The next decade looks like will have Japan possibly becoming the top country in terms of the number of foreign workers it will need.
The numbers could be staggering - as high as 10 million. Article from Yomiuri goes into detail on this...
GlobalResidency.com - will soon have a section dedicated to Japan and the opportunities that are being created there.
Foreign workers need social security : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
Canada to ease immigration for workers, students
Canada continues its attempts to fix its immigration system and processes. With skilled professionals seeing backlogs of 4 to 6 years in the processing, continued attempts are being made by the present government to improve it.
globeandmail.com: Ottawa to ease immigration for workers, students
globeandmail.com: Ottawa to ease immigration for workers, students
Foreigners Come to America - to Buy Homes
America continues to beckon international buyers.
The typical international buyer purchased a single-family vacation home costing $297,400. Four in 10 paid for their U.S. property with cash, compared with 7 percent for all domestic buyers. The typical international owner stayed at his or her U.S. property for 2.6 months during the year, according to the NAR findings.
The top six countries of origin for foreign home buyers, in rank order, were Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, China, India and Germany. This year, Canada replaced Mexico as the country with the largest share of foreign buyers in the U.S. The percentage of Canadian buyers doubled from last year, from 11 percent to 23.5 percent.
The top six countries of origin for foreign home buyers, in rank order, were Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, China, India and Germany. This year, Canada replaced Mexico as the country with the largest share of foreign buyers in the U.S. The percentage of Canadian buyers doubled from last year, from 11 percent to 23.5 percent.
REALTORS® Report Foreigners Come to America ¿ to Buy Homes
The typical international buyer purchased a single-family vacation home costing $297,400. Four in 10 paid for their U.S. property with cash, compared with 7 percent for all domestic buyers. The typical international owner stayed at his or her U.S. property for 2.6 months during the year, according to the NAR findings.
The top six countries of origin for foreign home buyers, in rank order, were Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, China, India and Germany. This year, Canada replaced Mexico as the country with the largest share of foreign buyers in the U.S. The percentage of Canadian buyers doubled from last year, from 11 percent to 23.5 percent.
The top six countries of origin for foreign home buyers, in rank order, were Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, China, India and Germany. This year, Canada replaced Mexico as the country with the largest share of foreign buyers in the U.S. The percentage of Canadian buyers doubled from last year, from 11 percent to 23.5 percent.
REALTORS® Report Foreigners Come to America ¿ to Buy Homes
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