title: The international mobility of nurses: a United Kingdom perspective.
abstract: This paper examines available information on the flows of qualified nurses to and from the United Kingdom, and reports on the results of a questionnaire survey of U.K.-based nurses who had worked abroad. The data examined reveals an upward trend in both "inflow" and "outflow" of nurses in the period 1984-91, with indications of a net outflow. The survey results indicated that Australia was the most common destination; most nurses working abroad had moved to the English-speaking countries of North America and Australasia. Barriers and incentives to international mobility of nurses are discussed, and likely future trends in mobility are examined.
authors.affiliation: Royal College of Nursing, Edinburgh, U.K.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buchan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Seccombe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002322:Career Mobility; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009656:North America; D009726:Nurses; D011157:Population Dynamics; D006113:United Kingdom