Refugee nurses channelled into the NHS through new scheme
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Refugee nurses are being channelled into the NHS as part of a Liverpool-based scheme, giving asylum seekers the opportunity to use their qualifications to live an independent life in the UK.
Palestinian national from Lebanon, Walid Jarad, had lived in just two t-shirts and two pairs of jeans for a whole year, until last month.
Living in three hotels and a shared house in London, Jarad, like most asylum seekers, was not allowed to work in the UK in his first year in the country.
Before fleeing political persecution in Lebanon, Jarad worked as a nurse in the intensive care unit for six years.