Overseas Hiring Spree Planned For England Nursing Homes Amid Winter Fears Social Care

Health Secretary Steve Barclay wants the overseas recruitment spree to include NHS chiefs being sent to countries such as India and the Philippines to recruit thousands of nurses, the Times reported. The newspaper added that Barclay was also trying to make it easier for regulators to check international qualifications so staff could start working more quickly. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said: “Our new international recruitment taskforce is looking at innovative ways to boost staff numbers in adult health and social care. As part of this, we will work with the sector and recruitment experts to look at how to recruit staff from overseas more effectively into adult social care.” Concerns were raised about NHS staff in England two weeks ago after an analysis of workforce figures found the health service may be over-reliant on overseas recruitment. Figures from NHS Digital showed that the share of healthcare staff recruited from abroad almost doubled between 2014 and 2021, according to BBC analysis. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, called for urgent government action at the time to tackle “chronic staff shortages in the long term”. He said: “International recruits have always been an important component of the NHS workforce. We highly recognize and value the contribution of our overseas staff to our teams and the care we provide to our patients. “International recruitment should be seen as one part of a multi-pronged approach to workforce planning and the Government’s code of practice on international recruitment helps employers ensure they adhere to ethical recruitment practices. “While there is also an emphasis on developing and retaining the domestic workforce, we cannot escape the fact that there are 105,000 vacancies in the NHS and 165,000 vacancies in social care. We need urgent action and the new Prime Minister must commit to publishing a fully costed and funded workforce plan to address chronic staff shortages in the long term.” That call was echoed by Dr Kitty Mohan, the chair of the international committee at the British Medical Association, who said the NHS was understaffed. “The simple fact is that we do not have enough doctors, nurses and other health care personnel to meet the growing and increasingly complex health care needs of our population,” Mohan said. “We call on the Government and NHS England to publish a long-term workforce strategy as soon as possible.”

title: “Overseas Hiring Spree Planned For England Nursing Homes Amid Winter Fears Social Care Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-03” author: “Marvin Urman”

Health Secretary Steve Barclay wants the overseas recruitment spree to include NHS chiefs being sent to countries such as India and the Philippines to recruit thousands of nurses, the Times reported. The newspaper added that Barclay was also trying to make it easier for regulators to check international qualifications so staff could start working more quickly. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said: “Our new international recruitment taskforce is looking at innovative ways to boost staff numbers in adult health and social care. As part of this, we will work with the sector and recruitment experts to look at how to recruit staff from overseas more effectively into adult social care.” Concerns were raised about NHS staff in England two weeks ago after an analysis of workforce figures found the health service may be over-reliant on overseas recruitment. Figures from NHS Digital showed that the share of healthcare staff recruited from abroad almost doubled between 2014 and 2021, according to BBC analysis. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, called for urgent government action at the time to tackle “chronic staff shortages in the long term”. He said: “International recruits have always been an important component of the NHS workforce. We highly recognize and value the contribution of our overseas staff to our teams and the care we provide to our patients. “International recruitment should be seen as one part of a multi-pronged approach to workforce planning and the Government’s code of practice on international recruitment helps employers ensure they adhere to ethical recruitment practices. “While there is also an emphasis on developing and retaining the domestic workforce, we cannot escape the fact that there are 105,000 vacancies in the NHS and 165,000 vacancies in social care. We need urgent action and the new Prime Minister must commit to publishing a fully costed and funded workforce plan to address chronic staff shortages in the long term.” That call was echoed by Dr Kitty Mohan, the chair of the international committee at the British Medical Association, who said the NHS was understaffed. “The simple fact is that we do not have enough doctors, nurses and other health care personnel to meet the growing and increasingly complex health care needs of our population,” Mohan said. “We call on the Government and NHS England to publish a long-term workforce strategy as soon as possible.”

title: “Overseas Hiring Spree Planned For England Nursing Homes Amid Winter Fears Social Care Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Frank Stewart”

Health Secretary Steve Barclay wants the overseas recruitment spree to include NHS chiefs being sent to countries such as India and the Philippines to recruit thousands of nurses, the Times reported. The newspaper added that Barclay was also trying to make it easier for regulators to check international qualifications so staff could start working more quickly. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said: “Our new international recruitment taskforce is looking at innovative ways to boost staff numbers in adult health and social care. As part of this, we will work with the sector and recruitment experts to look at how to recruit staff from overseas more effectively into adult social care.” Concerns were raised about NHS staff in England two weeks ago after an analysis of workforce figures found the health service may be over-reliant on overseas recruitment. Figures from NHS Digital showed that the share of healthcare staff recruited from abroad almost doubled between 2014 and 2021, according to BBC analysis. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, called for urgent government action at the time to tackle “chronic staff shortages in the long term”. He said: “International recruits have always been an important component of the NHS workforce. We highly recognize and value the contribution of our overseas staff to our teams and the care we provide to our patients. “International recruitment should be seen as one part of a multi-pronged approach to workforce planning and the Government’s code of practice on international recruitment helps employers ensure they adhere to ethical recruitment practices. “While there is also an emphasis on developing and retaining the domestic workforce, we cannot escape the fact that there are 105,000 vacancies in the NHS and 165,000 vacancies in social care. We need urgent action and the new Prime Minister must commit to publishing a fully costed and funded workforce plan to address chronic staff shortages in the long term.” That call was echoed by Dr Kitty Mohan, the chair of the international committee at the British Medical Association, who said the NHS was understaffed. “The simple fact is that we do not have enough doctors, nurses and other health care personnel to meet the growing and increasingly complex health care needs of our population,” Mohan said. “We call on the Government and NHS England to publish a long-term workforce strategy as soon as possible.”

title: “Overseas Hiring Spree Planned For England Nursing Homes Amid Winter Fears Social Care Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Shelby Cumberland”

Health Secretary Steve Barclay wants the overseas recruitment spree to include NHS chiefs being sent to countries such as India and the Philippines to recruit thousands of nurses, the Times reported. The newspaper added that Barclay was also trying to make it easier for regulators to check international qualifications so staff could start working more quickly. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said: “Our new international recruitment taskforce is looking at innovative ways to boost staff numbers in adult health and social care. As part of this, we will work with the sector and recruitment experts to look at how to recruit staff from overseas more effectively into adult social care.” Concerns were raised about NHS staff in England two weeks ago after an analysis of workforce figures found the health service may be over-reliant on overseas recruitment. Figures from NHS Digital showed that the share of healthcare staff recruited from abroad almost doubled between 2014 and 2021, according to BBC analysis. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, called for urgent government action at the time to tackle “chronic staff shortages in the long term”. He said: “International recruits have always been an important component of the NHS workforce. We highly recognize and value the contribution of our overseas staff to our teams and the care we provide to our patients. “International recruitment should be seen as one part of a multi-pronged approach to workforce planning and the Government’s code of practice on international recruitment helps employers ensure they adhere to ethical recruitment practices. “While there is also an emphasis on developing and retaining the domestic workforce, we cannot escape the fact that there are 105,000 vacancies in the NHS and 165,000 vacancies in social care. We need urgent action and the new Prime Minister must commit to publishing a fully costed and funded workforce plan to address chronic staff shortages in the long term.” That call was echoed by Dr Kitty Mohan, the chair of the international committee at the British Medical Association, who said the NHS was understaffed. “The simple fact is that we do not have enough doctors, nurses and other health care personnel to meet the growing and increasingly complex health care needs of our population,” Mohan said. “We call on the Government and NHS England to publish a long-term workforce strategy as soon as possible.”