Health Services and Social Services: Vacancies

(asked on 21st September 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which countries listed on the World Health Organisation's Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List currently have agreements with the UK to allow the recruitment of individuals from such countries to fill vacancies in the UK health and social care sectors; and which countries on that list the Government is currently seeking to negotiate such an agreement with.


Answered by
Robert Jenrick Portrait
Robert Jenrick
This question was answered on 11th October 2022

Of those countries listed on the World Health Organization's Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, the United Kingdom currently has a memorandum of understanding on the recruitment of healthcare workers with Nepal.

We are unable to provide information requested on countries we are currently in discussion with as it would be likely to prejudice relations between the UK and other states. When signed, Government-to-Government agreements are published to ensure transparency.

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