They probably are. The Spanish healthcare system pays fairly well, but right now it's difficult to get in. The NHS doesn't pay really well. Nurses brought from

They probably are. The Spanish healthcare system pays fairly well, but right now it's difficult to get in. The NHS doesn't pay really well. Nurses brought from South Europe are getting offered between £23k and £25k, including for hospitals in London zone 1. That makes me doubt that many nurses poached from Spain were actually employed. Source: Someone close to me is a Spanish nurse working for the NHS :)