{"id":36827,"date":"2025-02-28T16:25:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=36827"},"modified":"2025-02-28T16:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:25:28","slug":"kerala-deal-just-a-drop-in-the-ocean-says-nursing-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/kerala-deal-just-a-drop-in-the-ocean-says-nursing-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala deal just &#8216;a drop in the ocean&#8217;, says nursing union"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Royal College of Nursing Wales has said a government deal to welcome 200 doctors and nurses from the Indian state of Kerala does not go far enough in addressing issues in the nursing sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RCN Wales Associate Director Nikki Hughes told CJS News that whilst the Keralan staff would bring &#8220;excellent skills, experience and expertise&#8221;, the international recruitment drive was a &#8216;short-term fix&#8217; considering the planned closure of Cardiff University&#8217;s School of Nursing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We know that there are 2000 nursing vacancies, but we don&#8217;t actually know how many of the 200 people [from Kerala] are actually nurses, we just haven&#8217;t got that detail.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s gonna be a very small drop in the ocean considering the number of vacancies we&#8217;ve got so the focus has to be on getting nurses through education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Gk3fseRXoAAycTO-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cabinet Secretary for Health Jeremy Miles made the staffing announcement on an official visit to India.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Government&#8217;s partnership with the Keralan government initially began in 2024, when an agreement was signed by then Health Minister Eluned Morgan. 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