The United Kingdom has altered its policy regarding international health worker recruitment.
The code of training for the global enlistment of wellbeing and social consideration staff in Britain, as of late refreshed, has Nigeria gotten back to the red rundown nations, and that signifies, “no dynamic enrollment is allowed”.
The United Kingdom included 53 additional nations on its red list of nations that health and social care employers should not actively target for recruitment, in addition to Nigeria.
Before beginning any recruitment campaign, employers, recruitment agencies, collaborations, and contracting bodies are encouraged to check the red country list for new information.
The process by which UK employers (including local authorities), contracting bodies, recruitment organizations, agencies, collaborations, and subcontractors target individuals to market UK employment opportunities with the intention of recruiting for a role in the UK health or social care sector is referred to as active international recruitment in the code. It includes targeting in person or online, regardless of whether these actions result in actual employment.
In both clinical and non-clinical settings, the code of practice applies to the appointment of all international health and social care personnel in the UK, including permanent, temporary, and locum staff.
This incorporates however isn’t restricted to united wellbeing experts, care laborers, dental specialists, specialists, medical care researchers, clinical staff, birthing assistants, nursing staff, private and domiciliary consideration laborers, social laborers, and care staff.
Keep in mind that the United Kingdom stopped hiring healthcare workers from Nigeria and 46 other countries in 2021 because the growing number of health and social care workers migrating from low- and lower-middle-income countries puts their country’s health and social care goals in jeopardy. On March 8, 2023, the World Health Organization named Nigeria and 54 other countries as having the most pressing issues with their health workforces related to universal health coverage.
The countries listed as having “No active recruitment” on the UK’s red list are: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The Federated States of Micronesia, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Republic of Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are additional nations.
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