The United Kingdom has revised its policy on the recruitment of foreign health workers.
The code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, that has been recently updated, has Nigeria returned to the red list countries, which means, “no active recruitment is permitted”.
Apart from Nigeria, the UK also placed 53 other countries on the red list of countries that should not be actively eligible for recruitment by health and social care employers in the UK.
It is recommended that employers, recruitment organisations, agencies, collaborations, and contracting bodies check the red country list for updates before any recruitment drive.
It defined active international recruitment in the code as the process by which UK health and social care employers (including local authorities), contracting bodies, recruitment organisations, agencies, collaborations, and sub-contractors target individuals to market UK employment opportunities, with the intention of recruiting to a role in the UK health or social care sector. It includes both physical or virtual targeting, and whether or not these actions lead to substantive employment.
The code of practice applies to the appointment of all international health and social care personnel in the UK, including all permanent, temporary, and locum staff in clinical and non-clinical settings.
This includes but is not limited to allied health professionals, care workers, dentists, doctors, healthcare scientists, medical staff, midwives, nursing staff, residential and domiciliary care workers, social workers, and support staff.
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