The Nursing Services of South Africa has launched a major campaign to recruit qualified nursing staff throughout Western Cape for the Department of Health’s 117 healthcare facilities. A range of temporary assignments are available immediately. Visit www.nurses.co.za or call 0860 654 321 to speak to an NSSA consultant at any time.

When government funding was suddenly withdrawn before the departure of the 10-man squad to the Homeless World Cup in Italy,  Nursing Services of South Africa stepped in and paid for the air travel for the South African football team. Once homeless herself, Penny Streeter - the managing director of the A24 Group, of which Nursing Services of South Africa is a member - is one of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs and now a major investor in Cape Town.

 

NSSA (Nursing Services of South Africa) has launched a new  nursing agency for the recruitment and placement of nurses in the UK. Once medical staff have met compliance requirements, Nursing Services of the UK provides personnel for temporary and longer term assignments in NHS Trusts, private hospitals, GP surgeries and with other healthcare service providers nationwide.

Top health officials have warned that Africa is "far from being ready" for a pandemic of H1N1 swine flu, and developing countries in Asia and Latin America too will need help accessing the range of life-saving drugs and vaccines.