{"id":941,"date":"2015-04-09T08:49:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T08:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/?p=941"},"modified":"2015-04-09T08:55:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T08:55:21","slug":"shock-as-isis-seek-to-recruit-nurses-into-terror-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/?p=941","title":{"rendered":"ISIS nurses told they must speak ENGLISH under rules stricter than NHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-944\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-944 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISIS-NURSE-MAIN.jpg\" alt=\"ISIS-NURSE-MAIN\" width=\"615\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISIS-NURSE-MAIN.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISIS-NURSE-MAIN-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISIS-NURSE-MAIN-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ISIS-NURSE-MAIN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nurses working under ISIS must speak fluent English under strict new regulations enforced by the regime.<\/p>\n<p>The surprising job requirement is being implemented as the terrorist organisation launches plans to open a &#8216;school of nursing&#8217; in Islamic State&#8217;s de facto capital Raqqa.<\/p>\n<p>Strict candidate descriptions released by the jihadi fighters insist that prospective nurses must be under 25, be willing to work anywhere inside ISIS territory and must speak fluent English.<\/p>\n<p>The final requirement is one the NHS is yet to fully put in place.<\/p>\n<p>Nurses who have trained in European countries are currently able to treat patients in Britain without formal language checks.<\/p>\n<p>A law change last year made it legal to enforce the tests if it was felt their language deficiencies put patients at risk.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-942\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/CB7x1ZgW8AEfPa2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-942 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/CB7x1ZgW8AEfPa2.jpg\" alt=\"Prospective nurses must be aged 18-25 and will have to pass a tough exam and interview process, according to the poster\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/CB7x1ZgW8AEfPa2.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/CB7x1ZgW8AEfPa2-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/CB7x1ZgW8AEfPa2-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/CB7x1ZgW8AEfPa2-300x533.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prospective nurses must be aged 18-25 and will have to pass a tough exam and interview process, according to the poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the Nursing and Midwifery Council is unable to introduce the checks without carrying out a public consultation.<\/p>\n<p>The new ISIS nursing school, thought to be the first opened under their control, was unveiled via Twitter by the &#8216;Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently&#8217; activist group.<\/p>\n<p>Brave members have been secretly broadcasting information and documenting events in ISIS territory on social media.<\/p>\n<p>They shared a photograph of a laminated poster on Twitter announcing the opening of the nursing school and advertising the medical posts.<\/p>\n<p>It states that all candidates must be aged between 18 and 25, must pass an entry exam and impress during an interview.<\/p>\n<p>They must have graduated from secondary school with science qualifications, be willing to travel to any ISIS-held area and be willing work for ISIS institutions for at least two years after graduating.<\/p>\n<p>The document also states candidates will not be accepted without knowing how to speak and understand the English language.<\/p>\n<p>Graduate nurses who achieve top grades and show the most promise at the school will be rewarded with places at the ISIS&#8217; medical school, where they can train as better-paid doctors and surgeons.<\/p>\n<p>Law changes in Britain last year meant meant nurses, midwives and dentists from outside the EU looking to practice under the NHS could be made to take language tests.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 429 doctors have since been refused a licence because of their language deficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>The rules were extended last month to practitioners who trained inside the EU, but the rules only apply if medical authorities feel any language barriers could be a danger to patients.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong> source :\u00a0mirror.co.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nurses working under ISIS must speak fluent English under strict new regulations enforced by the regime. 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