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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.