The director of HR and training at a London private hospital has criticised the standard of some applicants.

Gillian Irvine, director of HR & training at London Clinic, told Recruiter: “We do have people applying for jobs but they are just not of the quality that we need. That is a problem.

“When you come to advertising, the type of people responding to adverts — the standard is not there. It is very difficult to appoint somebody. We have to advertise several times in order to get a person that will match the standard we require.

“It’s not just nursing standards. It’s written work, it’s attitudes, behaviours — all sorts of thing.”

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