Health: Ebola Debate
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Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
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Health: Ebola
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead Excerpts(8 years, 2 months ago)
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Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Lab)
My Lords, is the Minister aware of the criticism that has been made by Save the Children of the UK’s NHS employment of 27 Sierra Leonean doctors and 103 nurses, which amounts to a subsidy to the UK of £22 million? Will the Government review the practice of using migrant nurses in the NHS?
Baroness Verma
As the noble Baroness will of course be aware, it is important that during the crisis we draw on the expertise of all volunteers and experts. We were very fortunate to have volunteers from the UK go out, but we also very much drew on local communities and are now building up their local capacities.