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Written question asked by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 July 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 July 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reimburse the governments of (1) Nigeria, (2) Ghana, and (3) other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, for the cost of training doctors and clinicians currently working in the NHS.

Answer

We hugely value our health and social care workers from overseas who work tirelessly to provide the best possible care and enhance our health and care workforce with their valuable skills, experience, and expertise.

No assessment has been made of the savings to the taxpayer resulting from the recruitment of doctors and clinicians trained in Nigeria, Ghana, and other Sub-Saharan African countries. There is also no plan to reimburse the Governments of those countries for the cost of training doctors and clinicians currently working in the National Health Service.

Information on the proportion of NHS doctors and clinicians recruited from overseas in the past three years from Nigeria, Ghana, and other Sub-Saharan African countries is not collected centrally, and no assessment has been made of the impact of such recruitment on the healthcare systems of those countries.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8687
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Costs Health professions Migrant workers Training Sub-Saharan Africa
Link
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