Written question asked by Nigel Evans (Conservative) on Friday, 4 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 February 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 February 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses have been recruited to work in the NHS from (i) Sub-Saharan Africa and (ii) India.

Answer: Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses have been recruited to work in the NHS from (i) Sub-Saharan Africa and (ii) India. [215507] Mr. Hutton: The information requested is not collected centrally. Healthcare professionals who work in the United Kingdom have to be registered with the relevant professional body. In this case, the professional bodies are the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the General Medical Council (CMC). Both professional bodies produce a statistical breakdown of their register, which can be found on their respective websites at www.nmc-uk.org and www.gmc-uk.org. It is important to note that healthcare professionals registered with the CMC and the NMC may not come to work in the UK and those that do may not work within the national health service.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 215507; 431 c503-4W;431 c499-500W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Doctors India Recruitment Nurses Migrant workers Sub-Saharan Africa
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk