Norway's deputy Health Minister is recruiting Polish health care workers

According to Norwegian deputy Health Minister Lars Eric Flato, the Norwegian government wants to employ between 1,500-2,500 nurses and several hundred doctors from Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. He asserted, the recruitment of Polish staff will be conducted in tight cooperation with the Polish Health Ministry. The first official meeting of Polish and Norwegian experts will take place in September. It is vital that the workers at least speak Norwegian at an elementary level. Norway is another Scandinavian country wanting to hire Polish medical staff. Last year, nearly 50 Polish doctors went to work in Sweden. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 5) A.Z.