CANADA’S NEW NATIONAL NURSING ASSESSMENT SERVICE OFFERS HARMONISED APPROACH TO UK NURSES SEEKING JOBS
January 1st, 2014
CANADA is making it easier for foreign nurses, including from Britain, to apply for licences by harmonising diverse requirements from its 10 provinces and three territories. This is the key goal of a National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) (http://www.nnas.ca/), set to launch August."It can be very confusing because [nursing regulations] are done at the provincial level, not at the national level. So by doing this, we're largely making one place [applicants] can go to get the information and to apply," said Mary-Anne Robinson, NNAS chairperson.The NNAS is an ...
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