Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Human Resources: South African medical group to recruit nurses from India

Medi-Clinic, a leading South African private hospital group, is to recruit nurses from India to combat a chronic nursing shortage - especially in Western Cape Province.

Estelle Jordaan, director of nursing at Medi-Clinic, told local media that a team from the private hospital group would be leaving for India next week to start a selection process for 60 clinical nurses.

Before deciding on India as the best option for sourcing nursing staff, the company also studied the quality of training, work and knowledge in Singapore and the Philippines.