SPANISH NURSES SAVE DAY; STAFF EASE HOSPITAL CRISIS.(News) From: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) | Date: January 25, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: LIZ HULL

SPANISH nurses have been recruited to help a Merseyside hospital during the winter crisis.

The 14 men and women started work at Whiston hospital this month.

They are the first Spanish nurses to start work in Merseyside since an agreement was set up between the Spanish government and the NHS two years ago.

Extra wards, supplying approximately 40 new beds, were opened in January to cope with the winter rush.

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