Managers' perspectives on promotion and professional development for black African nurses in the UK

Diversity and Equality in Health and Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 113-123

  Likupe, Gloria ^a   Baxter, Carol ^b   Jogi, Mohamed ^b   Archibong, Uduak ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black African nurses; Discrimination; Nurse migration; Professional development; Promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903557894     PISSN: 20495471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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