International nursing and midwifery associations
International recruitment continues to be an important part of the ways in which the NHS is increasing the numbers of nurses and midwives in our workforce. For a number of consecutive years, we have seen significant growth in the numbers of people from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) joining the permanent nursing register.
The health and wellbeing and professional support of our entire workforce is a top priority and we work closely with groups and associations representing our international nurses and midwives – known as “diaspora groups” – to ensure that these staff have the pastoral and professional support they need.
This collaboration promotes services to NHS staff and works to advance the pastoral and professional support available to them, as well as the health and wellbeing of international nurses in the NHS. These associations also play a vital role in supporting the International Recruitment programme by providing data and insight that allows us to better understand the needs of our international nurses and midwives, and supports communities to be heard.
Diaspora group organisations
If you are an international nurse or midwife and would like to find out more about the support available, please find a community that’s relevant to you below.
Association Isabel Zendal: Association of Spanish Nurses and Health Workers working in the UK C.I.C
Email: info@isabelzendal.co.uk | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Association of South African Nurses, UK
Email: info@asanuk.com | Website
Association of South Asian Midwives
Email: contact@asamidwives.co.uk | Website | Twitter | Instagram
Association of Zambian Nurses, UK
Email: AZNUK@mail.com | Twitter | Facebook
British Indian Nurses Association (BINA)
Email: admin@binauk.org | Website | Twitter | Facebook
British Sikh Nurses
Email: rohitsagoo@googlemail.com | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Cameroon Nurses Association UK
Email: Info@Camnursesuk.org | Website | Facebook
Caribbean Nurses and Midwives Association UK (CNMA UK)
Email: info@cnmassociaton.co.uk | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation (CNMF)
Email: cnf@commonwealthnurses.org | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Filipino Nurses Association United Kingdom (FNA)
Email: info@fnauk.org.uk | Website | Twitter | Facebook
Gambia Healthcare Matters UK (GHM UK)
Email: info@gambiahealthcarematters.org | Website | Twitter | Facebook
Hong Kong Nursing Association UK
Email: contact@hknauk.org | Website | Facebook | Instagram
Italian Nurses and Midwives Association – UK
Email: inamauk@outlook.com | Twitter | Facebook
Kenyan Nurses and Midwives Association UK (KENMA-UK)
Email: info@kenmauk.org | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Mauritian Nurses and Health Care Professionals UK
Email: s.pavaday@nhs.net | Twitter
Malawian-UK Nurses Association for Advancement (MUNAA)
Email: info@munaa.co.uk | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Nepalese Nursing Association UK (NNAUK)
Email: info@nnauk.org | Website | Twitter | Facebook
Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association UK (NNCAUK)
Email: info@nncauk.org | Website | Twitter | Facebook
Philippine Nurses Association of United Kingdom (PNAUK)
Email: admin@pnauk.org.uk | Website | Twitter | Facebook
Society of African Caribbean Midwives
Email: SoACmidwivesUK1@gmail.com | Twitter
Uganda Nurses Midwives Association (UNMA-UK)
Email: uganmas.uk@gmail.com | Website | Twitter | Facebook
Union of UK Malayalee Associations (UUKMA) Nurses Forum
Email: Sajan.Sathyan@hee.nhs.uk | Website | Twitter | Facebook
Zimbabwean Midwives And Nurses Association (ZIMNA)
Email: enquires@zimna.co.uk | Website | Twitter | Facebook
Case studies
Fatima Ghaouch is a midwife at Northampton General hospital, who was able to get support and advice through the Association of South Asian Midwives (ASAM) when she joined the NHS:
Other resources
- International recruitment marketing materials
- Nuffield Trust: Overseas nurse recruitment and the NHS
- NHS Employers International Recruitment toolkit
- Code of Practice for International Recruitment
- International recruitment FutureNHS collaboration platform
- NHS Long Term Plan – International recruitment
- NHS Employers information for international nurses during COVID-19