Overseas nurses' experiences of equal opportunities in the NHS in England

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-139

  Alexis, Obrey ^a,c   Vydelingum, Vasso ^b   Robbins, Ian ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Scottish Dementia Clinical Research Network NHS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equal opportunities; Ethnic minorities; Nurses; Recruitment; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744498346     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260610661529     Document Type: Article

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