Techie fearing layoffs considers career-switch to nursing but faces tough choiceUS tech sector instability is causing widespread job insecurity, as highlighted by a worker who lost two tech jobs and a warehouse position...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
Indian workers quietly run the world — OECD just confirmed itIndia has emerged as a leading source of skilled talent for advanced economies, with nearly 600,000 Indians migrating to OECD countries in ...
05 Nov, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
VA hospitals in crisis! Audit exposes every center faces severe staffing shortages - are veterans at risk?VA hospital staffing crisis under Donald Trump: VA hospitals nationwide are grappling with a severe staffing crisis, exacerbated by workfor...
13 Aug, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
Global shortage: Higher pay, better perks lure Indian nurses abroadIndian nurses are finding many job opportunities abroad. Developed countries need skilled nurses. Many nurses migrated overseas last year. ...
26 May, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
BorderPlus acquires Onea Care, paving the way for Indian nurses in GermanyBorderPlus has acquired German healthcare recruiter Onea Care to create clearer pathways for Indian nurses to work in Germany. The $10 mill...
01 Apr, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
India becomes the biggest source country for doctors in the USIndia is the top source of immigrant doctors and the second-largest source of registered nurses in the US, as per a report by Remitly. Immi...
15 Jun, 2024, 02.33 PM IST
Legislation in US Congress to phase out country quota for green cards; capture unused visas for nurses and doctorsThe Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, a legislation led by Senator Kevin Cramer and Dick Durbin, makes a limited number of green cards a...
04 Nov, 2023, 08.48 AM IST
Singapore witnesses growing interest from Indian nurses as it grapples to combat manpower crisisSingapore is seeing a growing interest from nurses in India to work in the city-state as it grapples to combat the issue of manpower crisis...
01 Aug, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
UK govt announces huge recruitment drive for health serviceThe publicly-funded NHS, which marks its 75th birthday on Wednesday, is facing an estimated workforce shortfall of 360,000 by 2037 due to a...
30 Jun, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
Local health board in UK plans to hire hundreds of nurses from IndiaSwansea Bay University Health Board in Wales is looking to hire 900 nurses from overseas in the next four years to tackle workforce shortag...
06 Apr, 2023, 03.06 PM IST
Nurse to doctor ratio in India estimated to be 1.7:1 on basis of NSSO data: ReportAlthough there was no standard skill-mix ratio of different health workers, most OECD countries reported approximately 3-4 nurses per physi...
21 Sep, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
India in need of 4.3 million more nurses by 2024 to meet WHO norms: nurses bodiesWith 1.7 nurses per 1,000 population, India falls short of the WHO recommended rate of 3 nurses per 1,000 population, they said, noting tha...
02 Sep, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
Manpower crisis grips Karnataka hospitals amid Covid-19 surgeSeveral hospitals ET spoke with said there is a severe shortage of nursing staff following resignations over the last few months in favour ...
30 Apr, 2021, 11.17 AM IST
NITI Aayog pitches for enactment of National Medical Commission BillAccording to the report, as of March 2017, there were 10.23 lakh allopathic doctors registered with the MCI or state medical councils.
23 Dec, 2018, 12.41 PM IST
UK turns to India to fill doctors, nurses vacancies"Unwise regulations" and changing visa regime have been making the British medical system less attractive for Indian doctors, which UK hope...
29 Feb, 2016, 10.19 PM IST
UK eases immigration norms for nurses, policy change will hit IndiaIn a big relief to Indian nurses working in Britain, the David Cameron government has included nursing as a profession in the 'shortage occ...
25 Oct, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
- India short of 6 lakh doctors
Even as India faces an acute shortage of manpower in the healthcare sector, the country holds the top position when it comes to its physici...
03 Apr, 2008, 10.42 AM IST