PMBlackburn published Nottingham's hospitals looking for former nurses to come back to...

Returning to nursing after five years away seemed like a daunting prospect for Karen Pettigrew. The 46-year-old, who qualified as a nurse working in intensive care, had to pay for training to win back her registration before returning to a work place changed by technology and modern practices. Ms Pettigrew, of Arnold, emigrated to South Africa where she became a full-time mum and never expected to return to nursing until she returned home after her marriage broke up. And, thanks to a...