Written question asked by Martin Smyth (Ulster Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 April 2005. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 April 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many overseas personnel were recruited to the NHS in Northern Ireland (a) directly by the Health Service and (b) through recruitment agencies in each of the last three years; and what the recruitment costs were in each case.

Answer: Rev. Martin Smyth: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many overseas personnel were recruited to the NHS in Northern Ireland (a) directly by the health service and (b) through recruitment agencies in each of the last three years; and what the recruitment costs were in each case. [222930] Angela Smith: Information on the recruitment of overseas personnel to the health and personal social services is not held centrally. Health and social services trusts have supplied the following details of the number of overseas personnel recruited either directly by the trust or through recruitment agencies in each of the last three years. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Recruited directly by trust Recruited through agency Recruitment method not known 2002 265 218 76 2003 352 253 78 2004 359 93 76 Total 976 564 230 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Information on the costs involved in recruitment are not available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1422W;432 c1418W; 222930
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Health services Employment agencies NHS Northern Ireland Recruitment Staff Migrant workers
Contains statistics: Yes
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