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Freedom of Information request 494-2023

Response published: 3 December 2024

FOI Request

The main points I am looking to gain info on are as follows: * The number of nurses employed through International Recruitment within your trust between January 2021 - Present Feb 23.. * The current budget the trust holds for international recruitment between January 2021 - Present Feb 23. * Your current protocol for recruiting internationally - ie: in house or within agencies? * If agencies, please list the agencies currently used & if possible, a point of contact for them that I could maybe reach out to for further info? I am happy to have an email address for POC. * Budget/Cost for agencies used – if any. * Estimated number of international recruitment needs for 2023 - if any.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 494-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
* The number of nurses employed through International Recruitment within your trust between January 2021 – Present Feb 23.
77 nurses; 45 registered adult general nurses, 30 registered mental health nurses and 2 community nurses. * The current budget the trust holds for international recruitment between January 2021 – Present Feb 23.
Approx. £20,000 per nurse.
* Your current protocol for recruiting internationally – i.e.: in house or within agencies? Via recruitment agencies as listed on NHS Employers list NHS International recruitment toolkit 14.12.21..pdf nhsemployers.org.
* If agencies, please list the agencies currently used & if possible, a point of contact for them that I could maybe reach out to for further info? I am happy to have an email address for POC
ID Medical – Doctor, Nurse & AHP Jobs – We Need Your Help | ID Medical id-medical.com.
Sanctuary – Health & Social Care Recruitment Specialist · Sanctuary Personnel Charkos – About Us – Charkos Global
* Budget/Cost for agencies used – if any
Cost around £2,750 per nurse
* Estimated number of international recruitment needs for 2023 – if any
Aim of 8 registered mental health nurses only.