Covid: Refugee nurses are being fast-tracked into the NHS
By Catrin Nye
image captionWalid Jarad worked as a nurse in intensive care for six years before coming to the UK
Refugee nurses are being fast-tracked into the NHS as part of a pioneering scheme in Liverpool. Those involved explain why the pandemic means it's vital the UK uses their medical experience.
Until last month, Walid Jarad had lived in just two t-shirts and two pairs of jeans for a whole year, washing them on rotation. He'd lived in three hotels and a shared house in London, moving every couple of months.