Growth in NHS recruits from abroad prompts concern about over-reliance

Growth in NHS recruits from abroad prompts concern about over-reliance The NHS in England is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the UK and EU, analysis has found.

Some 34% of doctors joining the health service last year came from overseas, a rise from 18% in 2014.

The government said overseas recruitment had always been part of its strategy.

But unions have warned it is an unsustainable way of recruiting in the long-term. BBC News

See also:

• Dependence on international doctors highlights workforce emergency in the NHS BMA