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Migration

This report, by the Health Systems Resource Centre, provides an overview of the implications of international recruitment of health workers to the United Kingdom (UK). The authors find that there has been significant growth in doctors and nurses from other countries to the UK as a result of active recruitment by the National Health Service (NHS) as well as recruitment by the private sector. Findings also reveal that the Code of Practice on international recruitment does not cover the private sector, resulting in an unknown proportion of nurses entering the UK to work.

The authors recommend that data on the numbers of international nurses recruited by and working in the NHS be routinely collected. They also suggest that DFID examine the potential of working with representative bodies from the independent sector to develop a parallel Code of Practice on international recruitment. Gender is an especially important issue in the migration of nurses and the authors suggest that donors strengthen nurses’ professional associations to address these concerns. Finally, the authors highlight the need for further research on the experiences and future career plan of international health workers in the UK and consider the issues of how to or if to manage migration. [adapted from author]

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