Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 March 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 31 March 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.
NHS: Migrant Workers
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what statistical data is kept centrally by the Department of Health on staff requirements met by the recruitment from overseas of (1) doctors, and (2) nurses.
- Answer
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The Health and Social Care Information Centre collects data on staff working in National Health Service hospital and community health services. Nationality is a self-reported field within the electronic staff record system and data for 2015 shows that 27,279 doctors, including locums, self-reported as non-British and 47,190 nurses, midwives and health visitors self-reported as non-British.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL7039
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Doctors NHS Nurses Migrant workers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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