Internal Reference Number: FOI_9085
Date Request Received: 08/12/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 02/01/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: International hiring
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following information covering the last three financial years (or the most recent available period): The number of international nurses recruited by the Trust each year, and the main source countries. | |
| Answer To Question 1: 23/24 120 RNs 24/25 21 RNs 25/26 1 RN Source countries, India, Botswana, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Ghana, Jamaica, Malta, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka | |
| Question Number 2: The recruitment agencies used for international nurse recruitment, and the total amount spent with each agency per year. | |
| Answer To Question 2: Medacs 鈥� expenditure 拢298k in 23/24, 拢0 in 24/25, 拢3k in 25-26 (M1-9) ID Medical MSI Group Limited Total Talent Management (UK) Limited T/A TTM Healthcare | |
| Question Number 3: Whether the Trust uses any framework agreements or exclusive contracts for overseas nurse recruitment. | |
| Answer To Question 3: HealthTrust Europe (H.T.E) Lot 1b - International Healthcare Recruitment 2020 Framework | |
| Question Number 4: The average total cost to the Trust of recruiting one international nurse (including agency fees, visa/immigration costs, flights, exam fees, and relocation support). | |
| Answer To Question 4: Average cost per RN including agency fee 拢9,060 | |
| Question Number 5: Details of the relocation and pastoral support provided to international nurses on arrival. | |
| Answer To Question 5: Pastoral support is provided pre-arrival and includes a pre-arrival call to talk through key information eg travel plans, finances and guidance on what to bring to the UK. Post arrival pastoral support includes meet and greet at their accommodation, a comprehensive welcome pack containing information about the hospital, local area, maps, an employment letter to open a bank account, basic groceries, a gift voucher and orientation of city centre. | |
| Question Number 6: Any planned overseas nurse recruitment targets for the next 1鈥�3 years. | |
| Answer To Question 6: The Trust has no planned overseas nurse recruitment targets for the next 1 鈥� 3 years. | |
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