Written Question · S2W-20259 · Session 2
Whether the NHS has used healthcare recruitment agencies based outside the United Kingdom for the recruitment of healthcare professionals f…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the NHS has used healthcare recruitment agencies based outside the United Kingdom for the recruitment of healthcare professionals from developing countries since the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Healthcare Professionals was agreed.
The answer
The list is open to any agency within the UK who can demonstrate that they adhere to the principles of the Code of Practice. There are currently 265 commercial recruitment agencies on the list, 225 of whom are based in the UK and 40 based in countries outside the UK.
Other than recruitment of nurses from overseas, information on international recruitment by NHSScotland of other health care professional groups is not held centrally. It will be, however, be requested quarterly from NHSScotland boards as part of the Scottish Executive’s monitoring role on compliance of the Code of Practice.
NHSScotland has not actively recruited any international nurses from developing countries and in the few instances it has recruited nurses from abroad, it has not used any recruitment agencies based outwith the UK.
Other than recruitment of nurses from overseas, information on international recruitment by NHSScotland of other health care professional groups is not held centrally. It will be, however, be requested quarterly from NHSScotland boards as part of the Scottish Executive’s monitoring role on compliance of the Code of Practice.
NHSScotland has not actively recruited any international nurses from developing countries and in the few instances it has recruited nurses from abroad, it has not used any recruitment agencies based outwith the UK.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-20259 by reference.